This year’s festivities are happening at a time when the state is experiencing “very high” levels of influenza. There are also concerns for COVID-19 and RSV.
MOUNT HOREB (WKOW) When the community gathered in Mount Horeb Monday to remember the veterans who gave their lives for their country, there was one man in particular that
problems that you were facing back then? well, we always deal with weather. you know, there s always labor issues have really compounded since covid. we can t get fluf can t get eh help for the crops. we grow green chile, watermelonings watermelons, onions. when there s no help, no people to harvest those crops, they just basically sit and rot in the field. so we ve, you know, we had a hard year last year because of covid. and i don t foresee things getting better on that labor part, you know, this year. right. don hartman, we wish you the best of luck. thank you. thank you for having me. we ll be right back. (all): hail, caesar! pssst caesar! julius! dude, you should really check in with your team on ringcecentra.
of fruits and vegetables, and then there s a lot of nut crops here, tree crops. and those aren t government subsidized like your grains and soybeans are that they grow in the midwest and even cotton. you know, we re kind of left out in the cold and left up to, you know, open markets. and then we have to contend with inputs from, you know, cheaper cheaper inputs from other countries, and so we have stiff competition from other countries, and i don t know what the problem is. i just want a fair shake. maybe that s what i need to say. i want a fair shake. i would you know, it would be wonderful if americans would just demand to buy american products and not cheaper inputs from other places. don, when you look back a year ago before these new issues popped up, could you just quickly tell us what were the
countless other essentials. between march, 2021, and march of this year, prices for meats, poultry, and fish are up more than 13%. dairy products, 7%. it costs you 8% more to buy fresh fruit and vegetables and more than 9% to buy cereals and bakery products. inflation is hitting food producers hard, too. despite these increases in prices for the consumer, net farm income is forecast to decrease by $5.4 billion. it s costing more to grow and harvest crops, and flainflation just one part of that. supply chain issues and the war this ukraine are driving up the cost of fuel and fertilizer. don hartman runs a family business, hartman farms, in new mexico. thank you so much for joining us this morning. thanks for having me. don, when you look at your business overall, what s been hit the hardest? well, obviously the checkbook. we borrow massive amounts of