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Farm crisis letter from a farmer on starting over after loss
Val Farmer, a rural mental health expert in Rapid City South Dakota, shares a farmer's emotional account of selling off machinery and renting farmland after an unprofitable year. He describes weather and market forces as the cause, the personal toll on family life, and the humane response sought from lenders and neighbors.
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Val Farmer
West River Mental Health Center
Rapid City
S.D