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Exploring the causes, impacts, and lasting effects of one of the most infamous events in American agriculture history, the 1980s farm crisis. Is today’s fretful farm economy showing signs of another crisis ahead? It’s time to learn from the past before we become history.

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The 1980s farm financial crisis was a defining moment for a generation of American farmers, leading to record levels of insolvency and a reshaping of the American countryside.

Today, the farm economy is struggling yet again. Is this the 1980s all over again? Or is there still time to head off another crisis.

Escaping 1980 is a podcast that explores the causes, impacts, and last effects of the farm financial crisis, to learn what we can do to avoid the next one. Join agricultural economists Brent Gloy and David Widmar as they take us back in time to plot a course to escape the next crisis.

Escaping 1980 is sponsored by AEI Premium. Join the community for decision makers in agriculture. Free 14-day trial: https://aei.ag/premium/. Be your own guru.