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The deepest, since the 1980s, decline in agricultural production has seriously affected the emotional state of American farmers.
In Kentucky, Montana and Florida, Farm Aid hotline operators recorded twice as many calls in all areas: from financial counseling to crisis assistance. Two-thirds of calls to the Farm Aid hotline came from farmers who have been farming for ten years or more.
Call analysis shows that they were evenly distributed among producers of fruits and vegetables, livestock, grains and oilseeds, as well as dairy products. In 2018, the number of calls increased by 109 percent to 1034, increasing over the past five months of the year. In November, crisis assistance accounted for 78% of all calls to the hotline.![](http://img.tomahnousfarm.org/img/ferm-2020/12936/image_3C3mstRezU8c22ua5phwhk.jpg)
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