Fertilizer costs as much as 20% more this year than last year. Farmers can buy now at high prices, or wait until the spring and possibly pay even more.
Crop prices have fallen as production increased, and many farmers have already bought all the equipment they need.
Unfair pricing and land loss are just a few reasons the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund formed decades ago.
Lower prices pinch everyone from farmers to agribusiness giants.