From the Fields: LeeAnne Bulman with Kaleb Ellis

LeeAnne Bulman with Kaleb Ellis For Agri-View
Sep 17, 2025
Sep 17, 2025

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Monty the corn plant is starting to dent. He's behind the other plants in the field that have finished that stage.

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Kaleb Ellis is able to do an aerial survey of his crops, flying over Montana Ridge in Buffalo County, Wisconsin.

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The bulls having finished their work, the next stage for the beef cows and heifers on the Ellis farm will be pregnancy checks.

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Haying is finished for 2025 for most farmers in Buffalo County, Wisconsin. Yields throughout the season have been good.

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The apples look good on the Bulman farm. The deer have been taking advantage of the crop for their dessert menus.

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Combining has started in Rock Island County, Illinois. Moisture is reportedly 27 percent. Armchair farmers will wonder how depressed corn prices can pay for drying, but with several-thousand acres to do, there's not much choice.

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Combining begins early in Illinois because of concerns with black tar spot.

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This will be the scene for Wisconsin farmers in the near future. Early harvest has started in northwestern Illinois.

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LeeAnne Bulman with Kaleb Ellis For Agri-View

My fact-checker asked that I review the corn-kernel count I wrote about in our previous report. Even though I wrote what I was told, the numbers were off a little bit. It should have been 33 kernels on 16 rows. That’s still a good yield.