As rising input costs continue to burden farm country, lawmakers are taking notice. Noah Coppess, a family farmer from Stanwood, Iowa, recently provided testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee on how fertilizer and seed costs are putting pressure on his farm’s balance sheet.
"I was trying to convey that our input costs have elevated continually. We're having a hard time finding a profit on our farm," Coppess said. "We don't have any negotiating power in some areas, and it's time to take a look at that and what the reasoning is behind that. Things are pretty tough on the farm right now."
Coppess said he’s assessing whether their family’s business model is still viable.