Farmers are locking in profits as harvest approaches.

North-central Iowa corn and soybean grower Brent Renner says he’s not making any drastic changes to his marketing plan.

“But I’d be lying if I didn’t say with prices being as strong as they are, and as difficult as it’s been to find good prices the last three or four years, it’s easier for me to trigger a sale sooner rather than later.”

He tells Brownfield margins could be thinner next year because of rising input costs.

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