The president of the Illinois Farm Bureau says adjustments to the state’s estate tax policy are crucial for the survival of family farms. Brian Duncan, who farms in Ogle County, says the Family Farm Preservation Act proposed this spring would’ve increased exemptions to a true $6 million from the current...

Crop Progress - 2025-07-14

Educational and Actionable information using Fibonacci and W.D. Gann analysis.

A corn specialist with Pioneer says corn rootworm has become increasingly problematic the last few years. Macy Marek tells Brownfield, “You can think back to only having struggles of it on corn-on-corn acres, but now we know it’s present in a lot of our rotated acres as well that our...

A northern Michigan cherry grower says farmers in the region are expecting to harvest a significantly smaller crop following a damaging frost this spring. Ben LaCross tells Brownfield a warmup at the end of April was just enough to make buds vulnerable to loss. “Although it was brief, it kind...

A Wisconsin Senator says a recent State Supreme Court decision might create more legal challenges on the state’s farms. Howard Marklein says the high court ruled in favor of Governor Tony Evers and against him saying, “the power to pause, object to, or suspend administrative rules before and after promulgation...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Monday rose by +0.24% and posted a new 2.5-week high. The dollar moved higher as President Trump's threats to impose 30% tariffs on goods from the European Union (EU) and Mexico, beginning August 1, risk stoking inflation pressures that could keep the Fed from...

The U.S. Justice Department says California’s egg regulations violate the Constitution and have contributed to higher egg prices. The lawsuit claims state laws oppose the Egg Products Inspection Act, and points to Proposition 12’s cage-free standards as a violation of the Supremacy Clause. Plaintiffs say within two years of the...

A potato industry leader says a second wave of Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops program payments has been a welcome relief for growers. Michigan Potato Industry Commission’s Kelly Turner tells Brownfield economic difficulties have been ongoing since the pandemic for several specialty crops. “A lot of farmers, specialty crops along...