Agriculture Magazine Spring 2025 | Page 8

FARMERS CONSIDER

CROP PRICES, TARIFFS

THIS PLANTING SEASON

STORY BY CHANNING RUCKS
CORRESPONDENT

Southeast Iowa farmers are gearing up for another planting season after a harvest last fall that yielded good results in dry conditions. This year, challenges range a broad spectrum from last-minute nitrogen applications, to tariff conversations at the highest levels of the nation’ s government.

Life in Iowa has always been largely defined in terms of planting, growing and harvest seasons, and 2025 is no
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