These have been tough times for American agriculture.
Farm prices are as low today as they have been in many years.
Farmers who have experienced large crop losses due to adverse weather are in dire straits even if they purchased federal crop insurance. These producers have little crop to sell, and what they do sell will be at below-normal prices. Crop insurance indemnities will help, but will make up only a portion of the lost income. Yet, the Democrats argue that the Republican plan is insufficient aid for a farm economy which they say is on the brink of a depression. The facts say no.