Despite current economic challenges, farmer sentiment rose significantly this month in the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. Jim Mintert with Purdue University says the survey was taken the week of February 10th. “Of course, conditions have changed a lot since then, with the collapse in prices, we’ve seen the improvement from January into February,” he says. […]
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