If there’s a piece of equipment or software you’ve been thinking of buying or if you’ve been considering expanding your business, now is the time to take the plunge, economist Dr. Ed Seifried told growers at the Washington State Horticultural Association’s convention. “This is the time to invest,” he said. “Interest rates over the next few months will be the lowest for decades to come.” Seifried, an economics and business professor at Lafayette College at Easton, Pennsylvania, discussed how to sustain profits in a global economy. Falling victim to bubbles is the biggest business mistake anyone can make, he said. […]