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Down corn and soggy fields have trimmed yields near Carthage, Ill., but 80 years of field perspective, better board prices and strong bean prospects are keeping spirits up at harvest.

Input costs are up $15 billion since February, diesel is roughly double and credit demand at Land O’Lakes’ financing business is already surging for next season, Beth Ford says.

Discover how to reduce corn harvest losses with proper timing, loss calculations, and equipment adjustments.

Growers are locking in inputs earlier, paying on terms that run past harvest, and treating credit as part of the agronomic plan instead of a last-minute add-on.

Darin Newsom with Barchart says most of the bounce in grains is tied to technical and corrective buying as the markets got oversold.

What looks comparable on paper can deliver a very different experience in the tank, in the field and across the season.

From sudden death syndrome and soybean cyst nematode to emerging red crown rot, University of Nebraska researchers are uncovering yield losses that can be difficult to not only see, but even harder to diagnose.

“Look no further than Grain Belt Express if you want to see the fall of private property rights, the power of big business, and the political rot of eminent domain,” contends Kevin Reed.

Don’t let an early frost ruin your soybean harvest. Here’s how to adjust equipment and drying procedures.