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Podcast: MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON
Episode: Weathering The Storm: Financial Strategies For Farmers & Lenders
Description: As we hit the quarter-century mark in agriculture and ag lending, there’s a tale of two economies unfolding. According to Dr. David Kohl, Professor Emeritus in Virginia Tech’s Department of Agriculture and Applied Economics, the U.S. economy is currently holding strong — but the global economy is facing headwinds. “We have a bifurcated world economy,” Kohl said. “The U.S. is doing well, largely because of deficit spending and high equity markets like stocks and real estate. That’s driven consumption. But the rest of the world is struggling.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info