ISU survey shows drop in custom rates: Plastina

Dr. Alejandro PlastinaAlejandro Plastina, assistant professor, was interviewed for a March 27th story in Wallaces Farmer about the results from the 2018 Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey.

“Even with an increase in the price of diesel fuel assumed, the majority of operations reported a rate decline,” Plastina says. “This is in response to tight margins continuing for farm operations across the state.”

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