Idaho s 2022 potato harvest is done. Production costs, nearly double the cost of production only two years ago, and limited water supplies forced producers to cut their potato acres by 8% to 10%.
As public utilities and government policies push alternative energy to power the nation s electrical grid, farmers in certain areas are finding harvesting sunlight can make as much economic sense as harvesting row crops.
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Farmers could see price impacts and struggles getting access to fertilizer because of a possible railroad strike. Some livestock producers could also face problems getting their usual feed deliveries. Fuel prices could rise because a high percentage of ethanol is moved by rail to refineries as well.