Impacts of the Farm Crisis on a Rural Community

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The farm crisis is affecting many sectors of rural society, but few empirical analyses of the impacts of the crisis on rural communities have been completed. A case study of a rural community was conducted using informal interviews with community leaders as well as formal interviews of current and former business operators and community residents. The results provide support for the premise that communities are being impacted by the farm crisis. Respondents showed high agreement on the causes for the crisis and on the aspects of the community being most severely affected by the crisis. A substantial number of businesses had failed recently and respondents believed businesses would continue to be affected negatively. Most respondents perceived the crisis as having at least some effect on their personal lives and on their community as a whole, but few perceived effects on rural services. Implications for community development efforts are discussed.

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