A northeast Missouri farmer says outside of precipitation, profitability is his biggest concern for the 2024 growing season. Brian Threlkeld farms near Shelbina. “If you don’t have, I call it old money, and you’re the new generation, and you’re trying to make it all work,” he says. “It gets tough.”
He tells Brownfield the economics of farming aren’t for the faint of heart. “Market prices and market outlook,” he says. “You know the price of everything, fertilizer seed, chemical equipment cost is going up.