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Sunday, January 13, 2002

For many crops, prices have plummeted to 30-year lows. Equipment costs have tripled over the past decade. Seed and fertilizer have grown more expensive. The fallout of this devastating agriculture economy has resulted in record U.S. government farm bailouts, costing taxpayers billions each year.

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