'Here in the US, farmers are told they can and must feed the world by growing more corn, more soy, and more livestock in confinement, even if that is not what the world wants or can afford to eat.'
Even before the war in Ukraine, the sanctions on Russia, and the shipping blockade of the Black Sea, farmers across the US were getting ready for higher prices on seed, fertilizer, and crop chemicals. All winter, major farm media was warning farmers to book supplies early as prices would be high and supplies would be short.
The war in Ukraine has only amped up the concern among farmers, input suppliers, and those who erroneously proclaim that we, the US, mustHere in the US, farmers are told they can and must feed the world by growing more corn, more soy, and more livestock in confinement, even if that is not what the world wants or can afford to eat.offers suggestions as to how farmers, despite relatively higher crop prices, might deal with the even steeper increase in input costs.
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