Solid week for sorghum, soybean inspections

The USDA says sorghum and soybean export inspections for the week ending October 31st were above what’s needed to meet projections for the current marketing year. The 2024/25 marketing year started June 1st for wheat and September 1st for beans, corn, and sorghum. The USDA’s updated supply, demand, and production report is out Friday, November…… Continue Reading

Ag economy is a tale of two farms

An ag economist is expecting another tough year for crop farmers.  Paul Mitchell with the University of Wisconsin Department of Agriculture and Applied Economics tells Brownfield the balance sheets look okay for some and terrible for others. “The dairy and the beef people are looking okay relative to what they’ve seen, so it’s sort of…… Continue Reading

Dry weather leads to unusual harvest challenges

A region manager for Wyffels Hybrids says the fall drought has led to some unusual harvest challenges. Eli Klokkenga, who covers west central Illinois, says feeding the big, dry crop through the combine has been tough. “What I’m getting a lot of complaints about is how it’s fluffing at the head, or maybe plugging a…… Continue Reading

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