Editor’s note: The following was written by Gary Schnitkey and Nick Paulson with the University of Illinois, Carl Zulauf with Ohio State University and Bradley Zwilling with Illinois FBFM Association for the Oct. 14 farmdoc daily website.
Machinery cost increase could shift purchases
Per-acre machinery costs are summarized from farms enrolled in Illinois Farm Business Farm Management on central Illinois farms growing corn on high-productivity farmland.





