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Growers are Ready for Fieldwork – Soil is Not
It's Pretty Spongy Trent Brandenburg wants to begin his spring fieldwork, but reports the soil is "pretty spongy". He is hauling grain and is hampered by the wet soil in getting his trucks into his bins to load. This past week's bright, sunny days in [...]
Good Yields + Good Markets = Merry Christmas!!
Trent and his family wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy and Prosperous New Year Trent Brandenburg expects a Merry Christmas this year. His farming operations have brought in good crop yields. Recent strength in the corn and soybean markets have improved his return. The [...]
Excellent Soybean Yields But Slow Going In The Field
2021 Harvest is Winding Down Trent Brandenburg describes his soybean crop yield this year as "excellent" and corn as "above average but not exceptional." Trent has "a few days" of fieldwork remaining to complete his harvest. His harvest has been slowed by the wet soil [...]
Still Some Corn & Soybeans in the Fields – Taking a Break From Wet Fields
Nobody's Doing Anything Today! Trent Brandenburg continued, "It's unbelievable how wet the ground is!" He noted that there had been no really big rains, but the steady showers have added up. Trent thinks today will be a good day to change the oil in the [...]