Month: October 2025

Some Wisconsin farmers are done harvesting corn silage, and others aren’t far behind. Ben Augustine operates a dairy farm near Sheldon, and tells Brownfield he’s in the home stretch. “I’ve got 65 acres left and [Read More…]

Mexico has confirmed the latest case of New World screwworm 170 miles south of the U.S. border. According to Mexico’s agriculture ministry and sanitation agency, Senascia, the calf was intercepted in Neuvo Leon and is [Read More…]

An agronomist with American Crystal Sugar Company says the full-season harvest is starting this week. Joe Hastings says the warm temperatures have slowed things down. “We had planned to start on October 1, but due [Read More…]

Oilseed crops have been variable this fall for two western Minnesota farmers. Dan Younggren, who farms in Kittson County, tells Brownfield “we thought it would be a crop with a yield of 50 bushels/acre, plus, [Read More…]

A farmer in northeast Arkansas says most of the corn has been exceptional as harvest continues. Tommy Young says yields have been above 200 bushels/acre on two-thirds of the crop and the rest of it [Read More…]

Soybeans were mixed, unable to follow through on the firm start to the session. Beans are waiting for more on potential trade aid for farmers, in addition to the planned tariff talks with China. That [Read More…]

Dry fields, low humidity, high winds, and hot farm equipment have been causing harvest fires across the Midwest. Paul Casper in Kingsbury County, South Dakota says there have been at least six combine fires in [Read More…]

Chet Edinger, a farmer in southeast South Dakota, says the hot, dry weather is taking the top end off corn and soybean yields. “We probably lost anywhere from three to four percent of our yield [Read More…]

A Wisconsin farmer is grateful for this year’s nearly-perfect growing conditions and surprisingly good soybean yields. Steve Duwe farms near Johnson Creek, and tells Brownfield this has been an exceptional year for soybeans. “My longterm [Read More…]