Confront the real problems with the current farm situation

Confront the real problems with the current farm situation

A June 22 story in The Sun about financial stress on farmers quotes North Dakota Ag Commissioner Doug Goehring calling it “death by a thousand paper cuts.” When I had my diesel fuel tank filled for spring work, it cost $1.50 per gallon more than last year, a more than 50% increase. The nitrogen fertilizer, urea, I priced this spring cost $305 more per ton than last year, also more than 50% increase. It hurt a lot more than a paper cut. We all kn…