Brandenburg Farms
Cerro Gordo, Illinois
Brandenburg Farms is family-owned and family-operated grain farm. We work with landowners & farm managers with farm ground in Piatt County, Moultrie County & Macon County in central Illinois. Our philosophy is simple. We want to earn your trust to farm, protect, and improve your agricultural land investment. We want to farm your available farm ground.
The Field Report
The latest news from Brandenburg Farms
Dry Weather Hastens Harvest
September in central Illinois was one-to-three-inches short of average rainfall. Trent Brandenburg took full advantage of the natural drydown and good field conditions to get his crops from the field to the bin. Trent has completed his soybean harvest. He estimated “about three days” to complete his corn harvest (from Friday, October 25, 2024). Trent described his yields as “good to average.” The “average” fields got a bad start from the wet May, both from delayed planting, and poor growing conditions after germination due to waterlogged soils. Careful crop management helped the plants thrive and produce adequate yields despite the poor start.
Southern Illinois got some heavy rains from the remnants of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The central and northern part of Illinois are
in moderate drought; severe drought in the northwest 4-5 counties. The soil moisture measurements in Champaign showed record high levels (wet) in May, then dropped to record low (dry) levels at the 8-inch depth in July and today.
Looking for a farming partner?
Using the latest computer-aided decision-making and current best-practice farming techniques, Brandenburg Farms can help you earn the best operating return on your farmland investment now, while respecting and protecting your investment to maintain quality and yield performance in the future. As a Brandenburg Farms landowner, you receive comprehensive annual reporting to track improvements, input costs, yields, operating return, and investment appreciation.
Start today planning for better farming next year.
Contact Brandenburg Farms now to see how our experience and capabilities can give you a better return on your farmland investment.
- Cash Rent
- Risk Sharing – Flexible Cash Lease
- Leased land from 1031 Exchanges
- Custom Farming
- Corn / Soy Beans / Seed Beans
