What Keeps Poor Farmers Poor?

Farmer Mike Wisseman, Warner Farm, Sunderland, MA
Farmer Mike Wisseman, Warner Farm, Sunderland, MA
Farmer Mike Wisseman, Warner Farm, Sunderland, MA
Farmer Mike Wisseman, Warner Farm, Sunderland, MA

What Keeps Poor Farmers Poor?

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The simple answer is a lack of money: no money to expand their fields or use the latest seeds and technology. But economists have a more complicated theory. Perhaps, farmers face too much risk.

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