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New York Times freelancer gathers Wisconsin farm crisis tales
A freelance writer working for the New York Times collects interviews from Wisconsin farmers and rural residents to explain the farm crisis to East Coast readers. She has conducted about 55 interviews across 20 communities, noting widespread empty storefronts and varied debt levels, while farmers confront declining milk prices and market pressures.
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Mona Vold
New York
Wisconsin
New York Times
Times
Vermont
FarmAid
Richard Dierauer
Farmers Union
Federal Land Bank