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Dryness limiting producer gains in Michigan

The President of the Michigan Farm Bureau says crops have been maturing at a hyper speed.

Carl Bednarski tells Brownfield, “It’s dry and the commodities are dry.”

“We’re seeing some beans coming into single digits for moisture, and the farmers are adding it up and it’s like, wow look how much money I’m losing just on weight that’s not there,” he shares.

The Tuscola County farmer says harvest could wrap up earlier for the year if the dry conditions persist.

Bednarski has announced he plans to retire at the end of the year after serving the state’s largest farm organization for the past decade.