New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- Wisconsin is again leading the nation in farm bankruptcies. As part of the economic distress, nearly ten percent of the state's dairy farmers alone may quit the business this year. While analysts say low milk prices don't help, the Trump administration's trade and tariff policies are also being criticized.
Dairy farm closings are nothing new in Wisconsin. During just the last decade, about 40% of Wisconsin dairy operations have shut down. Mark Stephenson studies dairy policy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and says milk prices have been low for five years.
"It's not that the low is so awfully low. It's that it's been persistent. Normally, theses cycles are about three years in length, not five," he says acco...