On the Farm: Georgia Farmers Battle Astronomical Input Costs Planting 2022 Corn Crop
Wednesday, May 25th, 2022
Farmers continue to feel the stab of unrelenting rising costs of items such as fuel and fertilizer. Those skyrocketing prices certainly impacted Georgia's corn growers.
When it comes to the state's 2022 corn crop, early estimates predict at least a slight reduction in Georgia's total corn acreage.
"Our corn acres may be down a little bit, maybe 15 percent from last year because of those input costs," said Andy Harrison, Commodities Commissions Manager with Georgia's Department of Agriculture. “Fertilizer costs have gone up 40, 50 to sometimes 70 percent." See more.
