Joe Hamilton
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“Everything has increased along with the commodity prices.”
Joe Hamilton · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-03
Hamilton notes that all input costs have risen alongside commodity prices.
“Farmers are price takers. It’s not just fuel – it’s chemicals, it’s seed, it’s the cost of equipment,”
Joe Hamilton · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-03
Hamilton laments that farmers face rising costs across fuel, chemicals, seed, and equipment.
“Fuel is $3 more expensive than it was 12 months ago. Soybeans right now are $12.88 per bushel, last year they were $10.14 but corn is $5.23 now versus $4.22 a year ago,”
Joe Hamilton · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-03
Hamilton compares current fuel and commodity prices to those of a year ago as he prepares for the 2026 harvest.
“It’s much less than we used when we were a full tillage operation,”
Joe Hamilton · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-03
Hamilton says his diesel use has decreased since adopting no-till and cover crop farming methods.
“During harvest, we use about 300 gallons of diesel fuel per day, and we have around 30 harvest days in a typical fall,”
Joe Hamilton · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-03
Hamilton describes his diesel fuel usage during the soybean harvest on his 2,500-acre corn and soybean farm.