Will Kervorkian economics destroy family farms?
By Richard A. Levins, professor of applied economics and extension farm management specialist, University of Minnesota EDITOR’S NOTE: The economic health of agriculture has prompted many groups to seek new direction and programs. After working with farmers in south central Minnesota, economist Dick Levins notes some discouraging trends, which he shared with Minnesota legislators on an interim rural issues study committee. This is an edited account of his August 25 testimony in Alexandria, Minnesota. Levins is finishing a senior fellowship at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy in Minneapolis. He can be reached at dlevins@dept.agecon.umn.edu.
