Planning For A Year Of Low Prices

Trent Brandenburg does not foresee any big corn and soybean market moves upward in 2018. He believes careful management to maximize yields will provide enough cash flow to maintain most farm businesses. A combination of low yields and lower prices will be challenging for operators paying very high cash rents.

2022-04-28T15:01:04-05:00January 12, 2018|

Trent Is 90% Done With Corn, 100% With Beans

Trent rated his corn crop "better than expected. Not a bumper crop and not below average." Trent had completed his soybean harvest several weeks ago. His corn harvest was delayed due to frequent rains making field conditions too muddy.

2022-04-28T15:01:49-05:00November 1, 2017|

Beans Nearly Done, Corn Next – September 2017

Trent Brandenburg is about two days' field work away from finishing his soybean harvest. He decided to harvest his soybean crop before starting on his corn harvest. Two weeks ago the moisture content of his corn was 36%, way too high to store.

2022-04-28T15:01:53-05:00October 4, 2017|

Harvest Begins September 10, 2017

Trent Brandenburg expects to begin picking corn on September 10, depending on the weather. Recent rains have helped his soybean pod fill, "but we could use some more," he added hopefully, but then admitting that the next rain might be too late, as the pods are "beginning to turn."

2022-04-28T15:02:02-05:00August 28, 2017|

“It’s Looking Pretty Good”

Trent Brandenburg is pleased with his corn and soybean crops' recovery from a challenging start to the crop year. "You can't see the holes," he observed, referring to how the crops have developed enough to mask some smaller ponded areas.

2022-04-28T15:02:17-05:00July 31, 2017|

Corn OK, Beans Slow

Trent Brandenburg finished up his soybean replants just last week (third week in June) because "that last pond just wouldn't dry out." He estimates his total corn and soybean replanting at 5 to 10 per cent of his acreage, "higher than I thought."

2022-04-28T15:02:12-05:00June 29, 2017|
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