Historical spikes in commodity prices have allowed investments in technology that one farmer says have resulted in improved production. At the Precision Planting Winter Conference in Tremont, Illinois, Mark Schleder tells Brownfield Ag News his ability to invest in planting equipment led to more bushels per acre.
“A lot of people, back a few years ago, thought $7 corn was not good for farmers,” said Schleder, who farms near Green Valley, Illinois, just south of Pekin.
Continue reading Equipment investments grow yields at Brownfield Ag News.
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