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The last two seasons have been the most unusual in the nation’s agricultural history, farmers say — after six years of producing near-record harvests but seeing little profit.
MADRID, Iowa ⢠In 43 years of farming, Morey Hill had seen crop-destroying weather, rock-bottom prices, trade fights and surges in government aid, but not until last year had he endured it all in one season. Now, as Hill and other farmers begin planting the nationâs dominant crops of corn and soybeans, theyâre dealing with another shift â the strongest prices in years and a chance to put much of the recent stomach-churning uncertainty behind them. The return to something more akin to normal will be a welcome change from the last two seasons that likely will be remembered a...
Send Hundreds of Midwest farmers last August were hit by a devastating wind storm that flattened 850,000 acres of crops, including soybeans (above) and corn. MADRID, Iowa (AP) — In 43 years of farming, Morey Hill had seen crop-destroying weather, rock-bottom prices, trade fights and surges in government aid, but not until last year had he endured it all in one season. Now, as Hill and other farmers begin planting the nation’s dominant crops of corn and soybeans, they’re dealing with another shift — the strongest prices in years and ...
US farmers finally see better outlook after 2 odd years SCOTT McFETRIDGE, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 8 1of8CORRECTS YEARS OF FARMINGTO 43 YEARS INSTEAD OF 45 - Morey Hill speaks about his farming operation, Friday, April 16, 2021, near Madrid, Iowa. In 43 years of farming, Morey Hill had seen crop-destroying weather, rock-bottom prices, trade fights and surges in government aid, but not until last year had he endured it all in one season. Now, as Hill and other farmers begin planting the nation’s dominant crops of corn and soybeans, they’re dealing with another shi...
MADRID, Iowa - In 43 years of farming, Morey Hill had seen crop-destroying weather, rock-bottom prices, trade fights and surges in government aid, but not until last year had he endured it all in one season.