High debts and low yields push Canada`s farmers to the brink
(The Guardian Canada)

Poor conditions coupled with dismal harvests are taking a severe toll on workers´ mental health On an autumn afternoon in the Canadian prairies, golden wheat chaff blows from a rumbling grain dryer, shimmering in the sun like a snowfall. Clarence Zeleny stands beside the machine, irritation straining his face.`It´s giving me trouble today,` says the 83-year-old farmer as he studies the snaking tubes and wiring. Continue reading...