As farmers continued to be ignored by the federal government they fell deeper and deeper into debt. How did farmers attempt to change the focus of the federal government? Responses By striking against the high railroad prices and using other transportation. By striking against the high railroad prices and using other transportation. By forming a coalition and ultimately forming their own political party. By forming a coalition and ultimately forming their own political party. By returning to subsistence only farming and no longer producing cash crops. By returning to subsistence only farming and no longer producing cash crops. By selling their crops exclusively overseas to make more money