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Chopping underway for eastern Iowa farmer, harvest starting soon

Field activity is picking up steam for eastern Iowa farmer Lance Lillibridge. “We chopped corn (Sunday). That was about all the harvesting we’ve done so far. It looked pretty good.” He tells Brownfield he plans to start harvesting some ...
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2025 a difficult year for many farming families

An eastern Iowa farmer says he’s concerned about the direction of the U.S. ag economy. “I think if you’re not concerned then you’re not paying attention,” said Dave Walton. “It’s not pretty.” Walton raises corn and soybeans near Wilton ...
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Little harvest activity in southeastern Iowa

A farmer in southeastern Iowa says there hasn’t been much harvesting going on in his area. Tim Meyer tells Brownfield, “No harvest has started on my farm. Not a lot of harvest has started in southeast Iowa. I think ...
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Sep 09 | Closing Market Report

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From spring floods to fall drought

A southeastern Illinois farmer says 2025 has been a challenging year. Jeff Scates, who grows corn and soybeans in White and Gallatin Counties, says it started with spring floods. “About 85% of our farm was underwater at one time, ...
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Iowa livestock marketer continues to grow in first year

A livestock marketing facility that reopened under new ownership a year ago continues to see steady growth. President and CEO Curt Larson from Equity Cooperative Livestock Sales tells Brownfield their Maquoketa, Iowa location took a lot of work to ...
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Dry August impacting southern Illinois yields

A southeastern Illinois farmer says a late-season drought has impacted his yields. “The driest August in 130 years.” Jeff Scates, who farms in White and Gallatin Counties, says he’s about two weeks into corn harvest. “We’ve seen some yields ...
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Bill expanding Illinois on-farm poultry processing signed

Legislation expanding on-farm poultry processing in Illinois has been signed into law. State Senator Sally Turner says the update to the Illinois Meat and Poultry Inspection Act allows farmers to process up to 7,500 birds annually on the farm. ...
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Iowa farmer holding off on fertilizer purchases

A southeast Iowa farmer says fertilizer prices are top of mind heading into fall. Tim Meyer tells Brownfield, “For whatever reason there’s such a discrepancy right now between 32% and anhydrous. To the tune of what could be 40 ...
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Early harvest activity expected in southeast Iowa this week

A southeast Iowa farmer expects some harvest activity this week. Logan Lyon of Bluegrass tells Brownfield corn silage chopping is underway. “I know that there will be a couple guys opening up fields this week, which is probably a ...
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Sep 08 | Closing Market Report

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Red crown rot confirmations continue to rise

A Channel seed salesman in eastern Illinois says red crown rot is becoming more prevalent in soybeans. Chris Heller, who’s based in Coles County, tells Brownfield, “In the soybean crop, we continue to see more red crown rot than ...
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