AFBF chief says low prices mean trying times on the farm

With farm income down sharply since 2013, “farmers are going through a trying time,” said Zippy Duvall, the newly elected president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, the largest U.S. farm group. “It is a very difficult time with commodity prices as low as they are.” Duvall cited the financial pressures as a reason for Congress… » Read MoreChuck Abbott sends you the reporting you need every weekday morning on food and agriculture policy. And now FERN’s Ag Insider in going pro! New features include: • More in-depth reporting and analysis • Articles tagged and viewable by subject • A searchable archive of all Ag Insider reporting • For less than $10 per month (with annual billing), you’ll get all this PLUS the newsletter in your email inbox every weekday morning. As low as $9.90 / month 30-day free trial SUBSCRIBE