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Farmer describes challenges accessing anhydrous this spring

Western Indiana farmer Kevin Cox says nearly ideal conditions and an early start to the planting season are causing some regional anhydrous shortages.

“Typically we’ll get started and get rolling and then guys ease into the season so then it’s a challenge getting anhydrous, but this year there was no window,” He says. “So, there was no prelude to the rush and all the sudden everyone was in the field and running.”  

He tells Brownfield it has been a logistical issue.

“The suppliers couldn’t get it off the pipeline and it created a lot of drama for everybody,” he says.  “We struggled and had to deal with that. If everything holds together, we’ll have the anhydrous put on by hopefully late today and we’ll have that job off our hands and we can focus then on getting crop in the ground.”

Cox grows corn and soybeans in Clay and Parke counties.