Two Midwest farmers tell Brownfield they’ve already locked in fertilizer for next year’s crops. “It hurts,” says Bob Metz, who farms with his sons in northeast South Dakota. He says writing the check was tough, but fertilizer isn’t dramatically more expensive than last year. “Just because it was up so much from last year. It’s […]
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