Market rates and labor costs affecting local farmers

EDEN, N.Y. (WIVB) – The owners of Amos Zittel and Sons say they understand the gamble of losses and profits in farming, due to the weather and prices each year. However, due to a number of issues, this year has been worse than others.
“You have good years and you have bad years. But on a bad year, when your labor costs are only going up, you can imagine what that does to the bottom line,” David Zittel, one of the co-owners of Amos Zittel and Sons said.
Their family has been gro