Monday 14th July 2025

A Midwest farmer is expecting several holes in his fields to take a toll on yields this fall. West-central Missouri farmer Daniel Carpenter tells Brownfield the small pockets of ‘zeros’ add up.

“Those zeros are going to take our averages closer to below average than our highs are going to take us above average,” he said.

He said cool, wet weather during most of April made it difficult for his crops to get started.

   

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