McLean County Farm Bureau

FarmDoc Daily

• The Evolving US Southern Crop Problem
  Over the last 100 years, harvested crop acres have declined more in the US South than rest of the US. Cotton accounted for most the decline in the first 50 years. Over the last 50 years, however, harvested acres have declined much more for crops other than the commodity program crops associated with the US […]
• 2025 RMA County Yields and ECO/SCO Payments
  The Risk Management Agency has released their final county yields estimates for 2025, providing information needed to calculate payments from area yield insurance plans. Yield losses were sufficient in many areas to trigger ECO or SCO payments on corn, soybean, and wheat acres. Since the harvest prices for all three crops was below the projected […]
• Will Brazil’s Corn and Soybean Production Continue to Grow in 2027?
  Despite headwinds such as low prices, costly fertilizer, tight credit, and a looming El Niño, USDA forecasts continued record Brazilian corn and soybean production in 2027, consistent with recent growth trends driven by area expansion and yield improvement. History shows Brazilian farmers rarely retreat; weather-driven yield shocks, still unobservable for some time, are the most […]