Financial stress having major impact on local producers 

Pending massive unexpected changes in policy, ag producers across the country will have to find a way to navigate through a very difficult agricultural financial environment in 2026. Bell Bank Senior Vice President Lynn Paulson. 

For this reason, Paulson says it will be very important for people to “lazer in” on their finances. 

While the agricultural sector as a whole will find a way through these hard times, Paulson warns that there will be some operations who won’t survive. 

While there are many things today that are different, Paulson says there are a lot of trends from the 1980’s farm crisis that are creeping back in. 

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