Leverage - Dirt, Debt, and the Farmer's Gamble

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Nick Ledger explores how American farmers use leverage to expand operations, often outearning low-debt neighbors in good years while risking catastrophic losses when interest rates spike or crops fail. Using Illinois farm data spanning 2007-2024, he reveals why the people feeding America are more leveraged than Wall Street traders—and what happens when weather and economics collide. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

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