Minnesota Farmers Face Mounting Expenses Even Before Planting Begins

By John Lauritsen, CBS Minnesota

March 10, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS -- You hear a lot about the high cost of rent in the Twin Cities, but in rural Minnesota, it can be a struggle as well. Especially for the next generation of farmers looking for land.

Even with snow in the forecast, farmers plan to be in their fields in about a month. But they'll begin their planting season with more expenses than ever before.

"Equipment, capital, parts, labor, all of those things are extraordinarily expensive. Probably two to three times more expensive than they were even four to five years ago," said Dave Pfarr, agronomist and farmer near Le Sueur.

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