The moral reformers publicized the demands of hard-pressed farmers and wage earners alongside their own.

In both chambers, legislators made pleas for more aid for hard-pressed farmers.

She thinks the state should help hard-pressed farmers resist developer enticements.

But in some cases, prices are high simply because demand exceeds supply, which helps hard-pressed farmers.

But nearly every country, including the United States, has agricultural subsidies as a means of shifting income from urban workers to often more hard-pressed farmers.

It is difficult to convince hard-pressed farmers and unemployed energy workers that "inflationary" budget deficits drove down agriculture and energy prices.

Fuel costs will go up by at least 10% - another burden for hard-pressed farmers to carry at a time when they can least take it.

Undoubtedly, our hard-pressed farmers will be faced with yet more bureaucratic headaches.

This came as a long-awaited sign, bringing some relief to our hard-pressed farmers.

Critics point out that not every hard-pressed farmer was a blameless victim of larger events.