An agricultural economist says the lazy days of summer between fieldwork and harvest is a good time to concentrate on the business side of the farm.

David Widmar from Ag Economic Insights tells Brownfield some decisions like seed and fertilizer purchases might be on auto-pilot, but there are some variables to look closely at. “We have a higher interest rate environment today than we had last year. It’s also one of the highest that we’ve seen in recent memory.

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