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This article describes the reasons why some people do well in a crisis while others fall apart.

This article contains responses to a column about easy credit and the current mortgage crisis being compared to the farm crisis of mid-80s. Readers objected most to the reference to President Reagan's role in breaking the inflationary cycle of early 80s.

Dr. Farmer reflects on the farm crisis of mid-80s and how similar causes of easy credit and lax lending coupled with inflating assets create debt problems for individuals and companies. The current crisis is compunded by the securitization of debt and sold by investment bankers as an investment opportunity.

This article describes mistakes farmers make during highly profitable years that involve pride and greed. They fail to account for an eventual downturn in market conditions and take on too much debt in their expansion phase.

This article describes the impact of the population loss on the people of the Great Plains states. The forces that affect the economy of the Great Plains states are also described.