This week, Alex Harrell, a southwest Georgia farmer, harvested 206.7997 bu. per acre — the highest yielding soybeans in history. The previous world record of 190.23 bu. per acre was grown by a fellow Georgian, Randy Dowdy, in 2019. “It was surreal sitting in that cab watching the yield monitor,” Harrell explains. “Long story short, this comes down to late-season management.”
Sudden death or their time to go? Soybeans dry up in Iowa as Minnesota corn faces burn up to the first leaf below ears. Here’s what scouts found on Day 4.
Brazil briefly wore the global corn export crown in 2012 because of the U.S. drought. With the ability to churn out three corn crops per year and a supply deal with China, Brazil might be set to maintain that title.
Whether you have a low-cost operation, a highly leveraged operation or are somewhere in between, it's a good idea to run an ROI analysis to understand just how good or bad marketing opportunities are at any time. Chip Flory explains more.
A farmer from Cheyenne County, Neb., reports: Dryland corn looks to be some of the best ever. Years worth of rain + science. Planted May 1 at about 15K. Share your crop report, and see what other farmers from across the country are saying.
