'Is it really worth it to keep going on?' Economic pain hits America's farm belt.
John Yeley is the seventh generation to run his family's farm in Illinois. - Courtesy John Yeley
John Yeley has spent the last 26 years working on his farm, which his family has owned since 1852.
Yeley is the seventh generation to run his farm in Illinois, just over the state line from Indiana. Although he plans to keep doing so, he’s not sure he wants his 16-year-old son and 12-year-old daughter to take over because the current economics are so rough.
“Right now, the way all of this