mainly the crops were collected to pay for the taxes.
Insects, lack of rain, late or early frost, hail storms, crops damaged by too much rain or wind.
no water to much sun
Small farmers could lose their farms
Because they where afraid that they will lose there crops and territory.and there other $hit
Swarms of locust cause problems for farmers because they eat the crops and this causes them to lose a lot of money.
Farmers diversified their crops
Farmers can lose crops or livestock to tornadoes and can see fences, barns, storage containers and their houses destroyed. Farmers are sometimes injured or killed by tornadoes.
Surprisingly little. Not many tobacco farmers have it as their only crop. Most use it to supplement income from other crops. It would be simple to subsidize their switch to other crops over a period of a couple of years.
The Incan farmers grew too many crops, so most of the crops got put in to warehouses.
Farmers spent more than they made. The cost of production was too high and the price of the crops was too low. Just like today.
Farmers need good weather to grow crops. If the weather is bad; cold, no water, too much water, hail, whatever, it can prevent crops from growing. Farmers need to know when to plant and harvest crops and weather is extremely important for the growing of fruits and vegetables and raising livestock.
Because the pests damage the farmer's crops, causing him to lose yield and not make as much money.