Washington’s Crosby: Farmers face spring planting uncertainty

From the Capital Press

Gil Crosby and his neighbors aren’t sure what they’ll plant this spring.

“Lentils are down, garbanzos are down, peas are down, winter wheat price is down … I don’t think there’s going to be any malt barley contracts and feed barley’s not good,” said Crosby, the new president of Washington Association of Wheat Growers for a one-year term. “I’m not sure what’s going to hold in the spring.”

Many farmers in his area are on a three-year rotation, so spring planting is critical for their operations. Read the rest of the article here.