Bleak Outlook For 2025 Growing Season

Row crop farmers attending the 73rd annual Mid-South Farm & Gin Show in Memphis has a bleak outlook on the upcoming growing season. With input costs remaining high and commodity prices low, growers are preparing for a tough year for the second time in a row. There is some hope though, as USDA Secretary brooke Rollins recently announced plans for farmers being able to begin applying for money from the $10 billion passed in relief aid at the end of 2024.