Decrease Your Input Costs

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The following information is a Web Extra from the pages of Farm Journal. It corresponds with the article "On the Fence” by Charles Johnson. You can find the article on page 19 in the February 2009 issue.


Input costs for 2009 are projected to be two to three times higher than previous years, according to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) Extension. To help producers keep their heads above water during these challenging times, UNL Extension is offering online resources targeted to decrease production costs.
 
The Web site, Surviving High Input Costs in Crop Production, houses articles and information chosen by UNL Extension specialists and educators to help producers increase profits.
 
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-- Sara Muri, Farm Journal Business & Crops Online Editor

 

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