Farm Bureau report shows increase in farm bankruptcies

February 3, 2020 Carol Kuster State News 0

A Farm Bureau report says Iowa saw 27 farm owners file for bankruptcy during 2019. That’s almost double from the previous year when there were 14 farm bankruptcies statewide. Chad Hart, an agricultural economist at Iowa State University, says there may be more bankruptcy filings in coming years as the federal government ends trade mitigation […]