Farmers face unprofitable corn and milo crops this year
Diane Yeaman reports projected costs indicate corn and milo may produce losses for area farmers. With 225 per acre input costs including fertilizer, fuel, and harvest, break-even prices around 3.70 per bushel for milo and 4.00 for corn hinge on yields. Soil testing emerges as a key to trimming expenses and optimizing fertilizer use.
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Diane Yeaman
Milo
Dale Pearson
Richmond Co- Op
Pearson
Franklin County
State Board of Agriculture
Ottawa
Williamsburg
Richmond
Franklin County Extension Office
Adrian Derousseau
Ottawa Co-op
Derousseau
No-Till Planting May Be Key Boost For Franklin County
No-till planting may get a boost in Franklin County as the county conservation district offers a 6 row 30 inch Allis Chalmers planter for rent. The plan aims to cut fuel costs and erosion while boosting profits. a loan charge of $1 per acre and a two day usage limit are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Yeamans
Franklin County
County Conservation
Charlie Greer
Chevron Chemicals
Greer
University of Nebraska
Albert Dunbar
Allis Chalmers
Dunbar
Farm Debt Grows as Interest Rates Jump Hit Wichita Farmers
David Wilson and thousands of farmers face higher funding costs as interest rates rise to about 17 percent in rural banks. Borrowing needs for seed, fertilizer, fuel, and machinery press farmers toward larger loans this spring while prices stay low and demand relief lags. The USDA notes farm indebtedness climbed 18 percent to 161 billion dollars, amid a federal loan program expansion to six billion.
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Wichita
Kan
David Wilson
Wilson
America
Roy Frederick
Kansas State University
Bruce Frost
Production Credit Association
Salina
Osawatomie
U.S. Agriculture Department
USDA
Farmers Home Administration
Carter
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Soil Conservation Service
Muich
Eae Corl
Perea
Tire Service Farm Bureau
SCOTT
FORD
Explorer
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Ron Henry Ford
Lincoln, Mercury Inc
S. Main
Ottawa, Kansas
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