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Family farms are struggling with two hidden challenges: health insurance and child care

  • Written by Shoshanah Inwood, Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology, The Ohio State University

Kat Becker feeds hundreds of people with the vegetables she grows on her Wisconsin farm, and she wants to expand. But her ability to grow her business collides with her need for affordable health insurance and child care.

She has had to make difficult choices over the years: keep her farm income low enough so her children can qualify for the...

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