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Farmers Gear Up for Harvest, Naig Encourages Planning for Cover Crops

Corn Belt Agronomists Share One Word to Sum Up August’s Impact on Crop

A senior grain analyst with Terrain says grain storage capacity will be strained if the U.S. produces the large corn and soybean crops USDA is forecasting. Marc Rosenbohm tells Brownfield there’s not enough permanent on-farm and commercial storage across the Midwest and Delta. “Across a lot of the Plains states...

Soybeans were lower amid ongoing uncertainties around demand.  November beans closed 13 and 1/2 cents lower on Tuesday at $10.41.  The market remains concerned about trade and tariffs.  China still has yet to make a soybean purchase for the 2025-2026 marketing year.  The trade is monitoring weather and crop conditions. ...

A southwest Minnesota farmer is optimistic about corn and soybean yields with harvest about a month away. Bryan Biegler farms near Lake Wilson. “Our crops are looking really well, I don’t know if could get much more of an ideal growing season than what we’ve had. I know there are...

A farmer in eastern Missouri says he’s expecting variable corn at harvest. Jim Boerding, who farms in St. Charles County, tells Brownfield “there’s a lot of wet holes out there. There will be really good spots and other spots will be weaker, because they were standing in water. It’s hard...

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day mixed on spread trade.  Boxed beef was lower and sharply lower during the session. October live cattle closed $.12 lower at $239.52 and December live cattle closed $.37 higher at $241.15.  October feeder cattle closed $.77 lower at...

August presented several challenges to Iowa farmers. Iowa Farm Bureau president Brent Johnson says pest pressure intensified for many corn and soybean growers last month. “We’re watching a lot of disease issues right now. I’ve heard some soybeans are getting a little weedy, and we’re getting a little late in...

Wisconsin crops continue to look good, despite battles with weeds and diseases. Darin Von Ruden, Wisconsin’s Farmers Union President says he and his neighbors have been focused on harvesting hay. “We’re about finished up with third crop on the home farm and some of the larger dairies down around here...

A southern Illinois farmer and agronomist says corn harvest is underway. John Pike, who’s based near Marion in Williamson County, tells Brownfield… “There’s been some harvesting that’s already started in some of the early planted corn that went in very late March and the first little bit of April.”  He...

A southeast Michigan farmer says it seems like his region keeps missing rain this summer. Lenawee County’s Blaine Baker tells Brownfield, “We went the entire month of July with no rain whatsoever till around the 25th.” “Corn was looking about as tough as I recall in recent history anyway,” he...