The vice president of an Illinois-based farmland brokerage says land values are holding steady at near record levels in a surprisingly active market. Elizabeth Strom, with Murray Wise & Associates, tells Brownfield… “It’s been a really interesting summer.”  She says, “There’s actually been more auctions than we typically have seen, but they seem to be…… Continue Reading

Ohio State’s climatologist says drought conditions are impacting crop performance. Aaron Wilson tells Brownfield… “A lot of the impacts that we’re hearing across Southeast Ohio are poorly filling soybean pods, for instance, very short corn to a lot of feedback firing impacts to the corn,” he says. “That could cause a lot more pasture land…… Continue Reading

The lead commercial agronomist with Precision Planting says managing for high yields is the best way to increase farm profitability. Jason Webster says their research conducted at the PTI farm, outside of Pontiac, Illinois, has been consistent. “My high yield corn and soybeans are in my top three every single year.”  He says, “We’re moving…… Continue Reading

Commentary. Thirty-five trillion seconds is about 1.1 million years. To put it another way, if you started counting at the beginning of the Stone Age, you’d still be counting. $35 trillion in $100 bills would weigh approximately 770,000 tons. This is roughly the weight of 200,000 cars. The average distance from Earth to the Sun…… Continue Reading