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The Crop Year Is Above Average…

November 9, 2020

A Good Crop …but not outstanding, Trent Brandenburg sums it up. The excellent harvest weather enabled smooth field work. The dry days helped field drydown which lowers post-harvest cost for drying. Trent is happy with his yields. The nice fall weather enabled fall tillage to proceed rapidly. Trent is done with his fall field work. […]

Everything Looks Great

June 4, 2018 The Field Report
Everything Looks Great

“The Temperatures Have Been Wonderful for Early Crop Growth” Trent Brandenburg was happy to take a couple of minutes away from mowing grass to give us this update. Trent’s grass is growing as fast as his corn and soybeans. His planting went well; timely rains encouraged fast germination and a good start. Right now, Trent […]

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Started Planting This Morning April 23, 2018

April 23, 2018 The Field Report
Started Planting This Morning April 23, 2018

Trent Brandenburg started planting corn this morning, April 23, 2018. The chilly, wet weather so far this month caused some concern about late planting. Trent usually begins planting corn April 20 if conditions permit, so he does not think he is very late. “It’s hit and miss,” Trent said, referring to the readiness of various […]

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“The Jobs Are Gone” March 2018

March 9, 2018 The Field Report
“The Jobs Are Gone” March 2018

The big headlines about tariffs cause everyone in agri-business to fear that foreign countries who buy so much of American ag production will impose tariffs on us in retaliation. Trent is concerned about corn and soybean prices being driven lower by the impact of foreign tariffs on U.S. export sales. “After all,” Trent says, “the […]

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Planning For A Year Of Low Prices

January 12, 2018 The Field Report
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.

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Trent Looks Back On 2017

December 10, 2017 The Field Report
Trent Looks Back On 2017

 “Spring planting took forever, so harvest took forever too.” Trent recalled a lot of extra work in replanting after the ponding from the May rains. “The April-planted beans did great,” he happily noted. Overall, Trent’s soybeans did better than expected, because the late harvest of the replanted beans left more time for pod fill. Trent […]

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

November 1, 2017 The Field Report
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.

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Beans Nearly Done, Corn Next – September 2017

October 4, 2017 The Field Report
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.

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Harvest Begins September 10, 2017

August 28, 2017 The Field Report
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.”

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“It’s Looking Pretty Good”

July 31, 2017 The Field Report
“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.

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Corn OK, Beans Slow

June 29, 2017 The Field Report
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.”

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