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Happenings across the High Plains

The Banana Bread Queen of Kansas and more

High Plains Public Radio

Published October 12, 2015 at 6:45 PM CDT

In this episode of Agland, it's about the State Fair Banana Bread Queen, a ghost town trying to come back to life, a fall harvest update, and the most beautiful Kansas places to visit in the fall.

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Squeezed by a tough economy, many farmers are relying on decades-old machinery

More farmers are opting to repair old tractors, combines and other machinery instead of buying new upgrades. A tough farm economy and historically-high equipment prices are at least partly to blame.
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Healthcare costs have more than doubled for many farmers this year, on top of soaring expenses

When Congress allowed Affordable Care Act tax credits to lapse, healthcare premiums spiked for millions of Americans — especially self-employed farmers and ranchers. That added cost is multiplying the stress on their already stretched balance sheets.
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Farmers are struggling to turn a profit. How does it compare to the farm crisis in the '80s?

Corn and soybean growers have seen several years of low commodity prices and increased costs for supplies like fertilizer and fuel. That has many farmers worried about whether they'll turn a profit this year and drawn some comparisons to a dark time in American agriculture.
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Farmers are desperate for workers. They want Trump to make it easier to hire foreign labor

Frank Morris

The U.S. agricultural industry depends on undocumented immigrants, but President Trump's immigration crackdown is further depleting an already tight workforce. The labor crisis may be setting the stage for big changes to a federal program that allows foreign workers into the country legally.
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Some Midwest soybeans are headed to China. But farmers still need other buyers

Will Bauer

Some Midwestern soybean farmers are selling their beans to be crushed and turned into soybean meal and oil. But economists say domestic processing won't be enough to offset the drop in Chinese demand.