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Iowa farmer concerned about planting and nervous about next year’s costs

todayApril 29, 2022 53

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A central Iowa farmer concerned about planting this year’s crop says he’s increasingly nervous about next year.

Corey Hillebo grows corn and soybeans near Polk City and tells Brownfield he’s not sure commodity prices can sustain current levels.

“That’s the unknown, right? The unknown is concerning, we know fertilizer prices are high but we don’t know what the markets are going to do. You hope that they stay high, or they almost have to if you’re going to pay what these inputs are demanding.

Written by: Leah Jones

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