Tough times and tumbling prices test Midwestern farmers

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Farmers in the Midwest are facing yet another lean financial forecast.

Farmers in the Midwest are facing yet another lean financial forecast. A few years ago, high prices for crops like corn and soybeans translated to more income, but now those prices have tumbled, leaving farmers in a ditch. Special correspondent Jack Williams from NET in Nebraska reports on how producers are adjusting to the new reality.

AIR DATE 7/4/17

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