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In the Upper Midwest, farming maintains a wholesome glow. Red barns, picket fences and photos of kittens weaving among jugs of frothy milk loom large in our collective psyche.

. Farm bankruptcies are up. Thousands of farms have simply closed. Farm debt is at an all-time high. Add in a trade war, severe weather and tanking crop prices, and it’s not hard to understand why health workers are

 worried about a spike in suicide and depression

At the same time, new farmers — usually young and passionate about regenerative practices and helping others — are entering the field.

Thursday, for our Flyover 2020, we talk about the changing farming identity, and what it means to be a farmer today.

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