Scott Hare
Third-generation corn and soybean farmer and Ohio Corn & Wheat grower-leader at Haerr Grain Farms in Springfield, Ohio; Chair of the Ohio Corn Marketing Program (Ohio Corn Checkoff).
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PODCASTS
Aug 23, 2026
Ty HigginsHOST
What are high fertilizer prices doing to the economics of your operation right now?
Scott HareGUEST
We, um, you know, we went through a pandemic inflation, uh, everything inflated labor, um, Insurance, land, machinery took big hits.
Scott HareGUEST
As we look at the budget and the percent of fertilizer occupies in the budget, it has grown significantly over the last three or four years.
Scott HareGUEST
When commodity prices came down, a lot of times usually input costs come down with them.
Ty HigginsHOST
How difficult is it as a farmer to balance that short-term financial survival with long-term productivity on the farm?
Scott HareGUEST
We have the ability to maybe forego a little bit for a little while, but we're also aware that agronomically we can't continue to mine our soils without affecting our crop
Gary PuckettCORRESPONDENT
Commodity prices remain low, margins are tight, and many growers say they are burning through equity just to keep operating.
Scott HareGUEST
We're in a situation now where we're It's hard to pencil a profit in grain production.