![Ben Steffen fills a truck with corn that he'll haul to a grain elevator 80 miles away. A silver lining of this long winter is that Steffen can earn a premium for delivering while other farmers are stuck on snow-packed roads.](https://will.illinois.edu/images/uploads/52668/030419_gg_bankruptcy_fill-3__medium.jpg)
Farmers Dig Deep To Weather Slumping Ag Economy, But Don’t Call It A Crisis
Farm income has taken a long, hard fall, dropping 50 percent since hitting a high point in 2013. Add to that near-record levels of farm debt, and you have a recipe for financial stress.