Crop receipts roughly level, direct payments fall on reduced crop insurance
Farmers see declining ability to service debt for second consecutive year
Livestock receipts rose across all sectors except poultry; crop receipts fell
Farm Business Management: The bottom line is, be very cautious about your expenditures for this year
Costs of Production: Benchmarks provide evaluations of how costs relate to income
Farms' ability to pay debts declined but balance sheet remains strong
Total farm cash receipts rose 4.4 per cent compared with 2022 on higher crop marketings; cattle prices
