A south central Illinois farmer says some of his top concerns for 2023 are issues carrying over from last year.

Gary Berg of St. Elmo tells Brownfield input prices remain top of mind. “Last year we paid three times for anhydrous ammonia for our corn than what we did the year before. Input prices have come down a little bit but they are still really high.”

He says a good growing season and favorable commodity prices helped last year, but you can’t always count on that.

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