Rex Murphy's written introductions to previous programs, the guest lists with links to more information, and the programs in RealAudio. Reading lists from our programs on books. Tell us what you think, offer suggestions. The voices from the family farm these days are not about the sweet life on the land, the joys of country living, or the quiet pleasures of family life.
Farms are in trouble.
The last, recent, federal election was not notable for any deep or extended debate about the farm crisis. But the problem hasn't gone away. This is not the first aid package. But the one previous, seems to most observers, to have been ill designed, difficult to comply with, and in many ways - mistargeted. Well, this one was obviously not hailed by the nation's farmers as an answer either.