Brownfield’s Rhiannon Branch interviews David Kermicle from his combine during corn harvest.
An east central Illinois farmer says input prices for 2023 are top of mind for him as he harvests the 2022 crop.
Dave Kermicle, who farms near Olney, tells Brownfield, “We are buying inputs for 2023, and never would we think about buying inputs for the next year, at least until we get out of the combine but when you get a price you better go with it at this point.”
He says they dry their own grain, and energy prices will make that cost almost double this year.
