PALMYRA, Mo. â Every year brings a unique set of challenges and triumphs for local farmers, and signs are pointing toward a prosperous 2021.
So far, factors like a strong finish to the previous yearâs grain prices and potential advances in medical treatment for livestock spurred by the development of COVID vaccines are pointing toward success in the coming months for farmers in Northeast Missouri.
Kenny and Janet Lovelace operate a Palmyra cattle farm and local corn yields were strong for 2020. But an overall shortage in grain across the country drove prices up toward the end of the year.
Tyler Haerr operates a farm at Taylor, and he said soybean pods didnât receive the rain they needed in July and August to grow large despite abundant seeds. Because the soybean yields were down, he said itâs likely corn prices are chasing the bean prices on the markets.