FARM

Ten-year deep dive into U.S. Chapter 12 farm bankruptcy filings, with state and regional breakdowns, farm-sector financial indicators, and the policy drivers behind the trend. Long-form report alongside downloadable CSVs.

• > Annual national filings plus state and regional breakdowns
• > Flags the 2019 Family Farmer Relief Act debt-cap change in pre-/post comparisons
• > Research package (CSVs + report) is the source of truth, baked into the build

> what’s in the report

• >Annual U.S. Chapter 12 filings, 2016–2025, with state and Federal Reserve district breakdowns.
• >USDA farm-sector financial indicators (net cash income, debt-to-asset ratio) tracked alongside filings.
• >Pre / post comparison flagging the 2019 Family Farmer Relief Act debt-cap change.
• >Discussion of policy drivers — commodity prices, tariff exposure, interest-rate environment.

> sources

Primary sources: U.S. Courts (Table F-2), USDA Economic Research Service, Federal Reserve farm income reports. Per-state breakdowns reconcile against bankruptcy-court district mapping. CSVs and the long-form report ship inside the build — no external dependencies at runtime.

Open the live dashboard at https://farm.blackmesalabs.org.