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Andrew McCrea talks with Lisa Peterson, a northern Iowa farmer, about her crop and where she’s seeing fellow farmers tightening their budgets. The conversation also turns to the importance of navigating tough conversations with parents and siblings about the future of the farm.

History reborn. Lost for almost 175 years, a photo of John Deere, the most famous craftsman in the annals of agriculture, has been found, according to the Middlebury College Museum of Art — literally 1 mile from the blacksmith shop where Deere swung a hammer as a young man between 1821-1825.

The gap between U.S. ag exports and U.S. ag imports has gradually declined in recent years. Many farm groups have urged the current administration to pursue new free trade agreements in order to expand access to new markets.