Compeer CEO says farmers are adjusting to challenging crop input environment

The CEO of a farm credit cooperative says farmer-members are adjusting to input price-hikes and shortages.

Rod Hebrink with Compeer Financial tells Brownfield while commodity prices are high, the cost of nearly every input has risen dramatically.

“And there are supply chain challenges. So in some cases it’s going to be a concern about whether we can actually get the products regardless of the price level. But producers are planning for some of those challenges (and) looking at alternatives.”

He says that might mean a change to fertility or using different herbicides.

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