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Minnesota farm income dropped to a 20-year low in 2015, according to an analysis released last week by Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the University of Minnesota Extension. Tom Weber talked with Kent Thiesse, a farm management analyst at MinnStar Bank in Lake Crystal.

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Minnesota farm income dropped to a 20-year low in 2015, according to an analysis released last week by Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the University of Minnesota Extension. Tom Weber talked with Kent Thiesse, a farm management analyst at MinnStar Bank in Lake Crystal.


Last week there was a reported 37 percent drop in farm incomes in Minnesota.  That's the lowest point in 20 years, when adjusted for inflation. Kent Thiesse is a farm analyst, he spoke with MPR News host Tom Weber about what's going on. 4/4/16

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