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USDA’s First Field-Based Yield Check Shows a Bump in Corn and Soybean Yields, Production

For corn, USDA’s September Crop Production report showed a yield of 176.3 bu. per acre, which is 1.7 bu. per acre higher than the August report, and 4.3 bu. per acre above last year’s crop. With an ...
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Crop Consultants Offer Their Top Tips To Reduce Input Costs

Farmers continue to weigh input costs against income potential for this season – looking to achieve more of the latter by reducing their use of the former. It is a tough balance to strike this year, ...
extension.purdue.edu

Focus on Small-Scale Vegetable Farming: Field Demonstrations Build Capacity for Use of Cover Crops, Reduced Tillage

Cover crops provide benefits to vegetable farms of all sizes in addition to larger-scale contributions to the public good. Reduced tillage systems can provide additional soil health benefits. Many ...
American Farm Bureau Federation

WASDE: Robust Crops, High Input Costs, Strained Margins

USDA’s August World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report incorporates the first field-based yield projections for the 2025/26 crop year. Updated forecasts for row crops adjust ...
American Farm Bureau Federation

Specialty Crops: Mounting Cost Pressure, Limited Risk Protection

For specialty crop farmers, 2025 has offered little relief from mounting financial pressures. Markets that once promised stable margins are now defined by volatility, with production expenses ...