Farmers are facing another year with tight margins and a west-central Indiana farmer says making mistakes at planting could be costly.
Kevin Cox says he can’t afford to plant in poor field conditions. “Most of the economists right now and most of the bankers are telling you as much as $140 to $150.00 an acre hit on corn this year,” he says. “And $40 to $50.00 an acre hit on beans in the negative margins this year.