The good and bad about higher land values

Land prices keep going up in value, and David Oppedahl from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago tells Brownfield those land values are helping farmers’ portfolios during the down farm economy, but it’s also making it difficult for those farmers to buy more land.  We’ll hear more from him next on today’s Managing for Profit.…… Continue Reading

Late-season drought impacts eastern Illinois harvest

A farmer in eastern Illinois says harvest wrapped up well ahead of normal. KJ Johnson grows corn and soybeans with his family in Champaign and Vermilion Counties. “Yields were good.”  He says, “Corn was a little better than I thought, still below average, but my expectations were down because of just how dry it was.…… Continue Reading

Risk and complexity slow adoption of flexible farm lease agreements

Many landowners seem hesitant to use flexible lease agreements. University of Minnesota Extension educator Nathan Hulinksy says there’s concern about risk. “The idea of sharing some of that profit and loss with the cyclical agricultural economy that we have (is the purpose of flex leases). The downside is you don’t know that bonus check amount…… Continue Reading

Kansas soybean and corn yields chow wide range this fall

An eastern Kansas farmer says corn and soybean yields have varied this fall. Danieal Anderes says most if his soybean crop did well. “I think soil types, some other stuff and varieties got away from us this year. If you find the right hit, you got a really nice field. If you found something a…… Continue Reading

South-central Nebraska harvest delivers near-record production

South-central Nebraska farmer Randy Uhrmacher says he was pleasantly surprised by his corn and soybean crops this year. “We were at or above any records we’ve had overall.” He tells Brownfield he wrapped up harvest about 10 days ago. “We did have some hybrids that were off quite a bit. They didn’t take the disease…… Continue Reading

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