(Des Moines, IA) -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig says the state's farmers are facing several obstacles as planting season nears such as inflation, the cost of capital, higher interest rates and high input prices.
He says says the industry is also trying to maintain a balance between supply and demand.
Naig says "We've got to do what we can to keep up with the demand side of things but there's a cliff potentially coming where you see the cost of planting exceeds what the crop is worth and obviously that's not a sustainable situation."
He says farmers are trying to keep up with demand to keep costs reasonable at the grocery store.
Naig was interviewed by Jeff Angelo on NewsRadio 1040 WHO.
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