I have mixed feelings about the article. When they say the "system failed us" I take that to mean a lot of different forces: multi-year drought, markets, farm bills, etc., combined to hammer these folks who probably feel they are doing all they can to overcome long odds to provide a wholesome and valuable product--as in bad things can happen to good people.
They would like to continue to pursue their chosen profession and way of life, but that doesn't seem possible. It leads to a Liberal's natural
urge to "fix" a problem, but what would the fix be? Should FEMA or State-EMA recognize this as part of a disaster and truck in hay and grain for as long as it takes? Higher milk prices would help but are meaningless if the cows cannot be fed.
Or, this could be the first wave in some major agricultural shifts that changing long-term weather patterns force. Should we preserve the farmer's expertise and herd quality by relocating them to an area that will support them? Would they even be willing to accept that? And, there is the issue of all the support businesses and services that would be left dangling.
There are many things that
could be done, I don't know what
should be done.