Pessimist view on rural North Dakota farming decline
A columnist argues industrial farming hollowed rural life. He notes few full time farmers remain, towns lose bars and elevators, churches shrink, and social fabric frays. He calls for policy to value people and places, cites European models, and seeks reader response.
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