New-crop corn futures have steadily increased over the past two months. Thus, there is not any relief in sight for higher feed costs. With higher interest rates, the cost of storage becomes a larger concern. 

While getting an accurate count of stored feeds is important, understanding how far the stored feeds will go is necessary.

Without rubbing salt in the wound, we all know fall is not easy for a farm’s cash flow. Milk cheques are often at their lowest at the end of summer, and field crops consume a lot of cash flow during this time as well, making autumn a difficult time of year.