The Field Report

December 5, 2022|

It Was A Good Year

Trent Brandenburg has completed his harvest. His 2022 corn and soybean crops are “in the bin”. Asked how he would rate the crop year, Trent thought a bit and said, “It was a good year.” Trent has concerns during the long drought in May and early June, but the rains came in time to give him a crop to sell. The harvest weather was better than usual. Fall rains are filling in the subsoil dryness that has persisted so long in east central Illinois. The quality soils in his fields and improved genetics in his seed purchases have helped him overcome the challenge of a dry May and June.

Trent plans no major changes for next year. The price increases for diesel fuel and seed and crop protection inputs have squeezed his bottom line, he admits, but the recent strong grain markets have ameliorated the squeeze. The Brandenburgs wish you all a Merry Christmas!!

More from The Field Report

Now Picking Corn, Starting Soybeans In Two Weeks

September 25, 2014|

September 2014 Farm Report Trent Brandenburg waited for more in-field corn drying before starting his main corn harvest. Early sampling runs came in at 25 per cent and more, but now some is as low as 17 per cent, so Trent is rolling. Trent estimates [...]

“We’ve come a long way in a week.”

August 29, 2014|

August 2014 Farm Report Trent Brandenburg, along with most central Illinois farmers, has watched the slow development of "bin-busting" corn and soybean crops in this unusually cool summer. Fortunately the past week has provided the 90-degree temperatures more typical of August. The corn crop has [...]

Ukrainians Visit Brandenburg Farms

July 31, 2014|

Ukrainian Agribusiness Managers Tour Brandenburg Farms On a cool rainy day in late May 2014, Trent and Jenny Brandenburg hosted a group of private-sector Ukrainian agribusiness leaders on a tour of Brandenburg Farms. The Ukrainians were touring areas of the Midwest Corn Belt as owners, [...]

  • Brandenburg Farm Report July 2014

“Ponds are gonna be ponds.”

July 16, 2014|

July 2014 Farm Report Plenty of Rain in June & July With twice as much rain in June as last year, and surpassing the average July total rainfall by the 15th this year, Trent knows it's wet. He has not yet seen any crop disease [...]

The Field Report Archive

21st Century Farming with Traditional Values
Go to Top