It should be a celebratory fall for Justin Honebrink.
 
To his relief, the west-central Minnesota farmer is harvesting unexpectedly average crops, after August rains breathed life back into his drought-stressed corn and soybeans. But instead of riding that high, Honebrink -- like many farmers this fall -- is rushing to lock in fertilizer months ahead of usual and eyeing chemical shortages and costs with growing anxiety.
 
"Chemical costs are starting to scare me," he said. "I don't normally look into chemicals until closer to spring, so I am just not ready right now to get things taken care of."
 
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