A crop and livestock producer in southwest Iowa says margins are tight.

Duane Aistrope raises cattle and grows corn and soybeans in Fremont County.

“We background feed our cattle, we just run a cow/calf operation, and the feed prices are a little pricey right now. But the cattle market is kind of hanging in there where we can still make a profit.”

He tells Brownfield feed costs are only going higher as winter approaches.

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