Brownfield’s Rhiannon Branch interviews House ag Ranking Member GT Thompson.
Labor shortages continue to minimize access to farm machinery parts.
Northeast Illinois farmer and Illinois Soybean Association Chairman Steve Pitstick says local parts dealers are struggling to access inventory in a timely manner, which has him concerned about potential harvest delays if equipment breaks down this fall.
“Most of the things that break on my machines I could not have predicted, so there is really no way to stock up ahead of time.”
House Ag Ranking Member Glenn GT Thompson tells Brownfield parts availability is one of many supply chain issues stemming from the national labor shortage.
