LSU AgCenter
Following a year of rising input costs and challenging weather conditions that complicated agricultural operations, farmers gathered for a crops and cattle forum Jan. 6 to hear from LSU AgCenter experts about what they can expect in 2022.
While it remains to be seen how this year’s weather pattern will pan out, it’s likely that prices for inputs such as fertilizer and herbicides will stay high. Farmers who attended the forum at the AgCenter Dean Lee Research and Extension Center near Alexandria were advised to prepare to adjust accordingly.
For example, glyphosate, one of the most commonly used herbicides, has been in short supply and become more expensive. Other products can be substituted, “but guys, we have to lower our expectations for this treatment,” AgCenter weed scientist Daniel Stephenson told the group.