Current Commodity Prices Impact All of South Dakota and Have Farmers Making Tough Decisions This Planting Season

April 26, 2015 – By #South Dakota Farmer UnionSpring fever hasn’t spread among South Dakota’s farmers as expected this planting season. Jeff Kippley attributes the atypical behavior to current commodity prices which are down about 65 percent from the last five-year average.

“Normally, when you see a 70 degree day, guys are chomping at the bit to get into their fields. This spring very few farmers I have talked with are excited to get planting because they’re worried they may not turn a profit on what they grow,” says Kippley, a Brown County grain and livestock farmer who is also the co-owner of H&R Block of Aberdeen.

Last Modified: 04/26/2015 9:32:37 pm MDT