but if you want to see the damage done by the m.f. global collapse, look no further than the brenneman pork farm. >> just waking up one morning, and now you're $400,000 shorter than you were the day before. >> reporter: adam hocher handles the finances for this farm that raises soybeans, corn and hogs. when m.f. global filed for bankruptcy, among the 38,000 commodities clients were farmers shocked to find out funds set up to pay for feed and seed were raided. it's believed m.f. global used that money to cover it own losses. do you feel like you were robbed? >> we were robbed, and until we get that money back, it's missing. somebody came in, opened your safe, took your money and they're gone. in this event, we know exactly who took our money. it was m.f. global. >> reporter: farmers use firms like m.f. global to hold money they need as collateral for future purchases of supplies, crops and livestock. federal law requires these accounts be held separate from the money firms use for investing. many farmers thought this