Agriculture on Shaky Ground: Farmer Warns of Rising Costs, Climate Change

Mixed farmer James Ruell is sounding the alarm about the scale of challenges facing agriculture. He believes rising costs, falling grain prices, and climate change are among the biggest hurdles farmers will face in the future.

Ruell's Paytoe Hall Farm in North Herefordshire has just completed one of the earliest harvests on record, but he's already looking ahead to an uncertain future.

The financial uncertainty facing agriculture is a major concern for Ruell. He notes that rising input costs and falling crop prices have left many farmers squeezed from both sides.