Mother Nature Picked 2020’s Yield Winners and Losers
“Yields continue to ping pong all over,” says Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie. “[For] early planted beans, we continue to see yields in the mid-70s to mid 80s with a few over 90 bu. per acre. But as we move to late May and early June planted beans, the yields ping pong around.”
Salix, Iowa farmer Ron Wood takes extra time every day to ensure the combine is as safe to operate as possible. His nephew was caught in a combine fire, and it’s a nightmare he never wants to relive.
Respondents to the latest Farm journal Pulse Poll are looking for steady land values over the next year, but market analysts see potential for strength in prices.
