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Thoughts from the Tractor Seat: The Hard Math of Farming — Columbia Community Connection News Mid-Columbia Region

By Ken PolehnThe Dalles, Ore., March 14, 2026 — From the tractor seat, agriculture often comes down to a very simple equation: costs on one side, returns on the other. For many farmers today, that equation is becoming harder and harder to balance. Across the Pacific Northwest, the cost of producing food continues to rise while farm-gate returns — the price farmers actually receive — remain unpredictable and, in many cases, historically low. Adju…
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Columbia Community Connection broke the news in on Saturday, March 14, 2026.
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