2023 Spring Farm Outlook

Page 12 2023 Logan County Spring Farm Outlook LINCOLN DAILY NEWS March 2023 Troy Bauer Hartsburg Grain Co. Troy Bauer agrees with Brad Close. “Farmers are in a good place, if they don’t have to borrow a lot of money. Most of their (input) costs have already been prepaid.” Todd Steinberg TopFlight Todd Steinberg also agrees and adds, “Costs have already been paid. Now we hope the markets stay up.” Nate Rohlfs Rohlfs Implement Nate Rohlfs says parts and equipment is still a challenge, but it is an area where he is seeing improvement. “Supply issues with equipment and parts have gotten better. They are not where they were, but things are getting better.” Alan Guile Nutrien Ag Alan Guile in Atlanta says he sees the high input prices, in addition with storage, fuel, freight and labor as being a big concern if markets go lower. John Olson Olson Farms John Olson affirms the need to balance inputs and grain prices. “ With (input) costs up, the need for good market prices is essential.” Sun Ag The guys at Sun Ag in Emden said, “All in all, we each see the result of higher prices at the grocery and on every other product we buy. The budget is the budget, so we need to think smarter and find ways to keep costs under control. The farmers just deal with this on a lot bigger scale.” Ultimately, the challenges faced by Logan County producers are not all that different this year from previous years. There will always be challenges in the field and within the budget and checkbook. As the guys from Sun Ag noted, they will have to think smarter, plan well, and be careful in the decision making process.