Elevators Stay Fluid During Early Harvest & Cranberries Are Celebrating

MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON

It's been 20 years since the cranberry was named Wisconsin's state fruit. Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association Executive Director Grant Holley tells Charitee Seebecker that the cranberry yield looks good as producers continue harvesting through the end of the month. The heat late in the season helped. After harvest, WSCGA will focus on improving workforce development.

Cocoa prices have doubled in the past 10 months due to adverse weather in West Africa, says Wells Fargo. That means companies will push non-chocolate candy this Halloween or adjust the recipe to use less chocolate.

In today's Compeer Financial ag weather update, meteorologist Stu Muck says measurable rain is coming to Wisconsin tomorrow evening.

Lucas Clayton joins us on a Wyffels Wednesday. He’s a district sales manager in the Southwest corner of Wisconsin. Since no two growing seasons are the same, having multiple years of data behind a hybrids package is valuable when planning for 2025. Paid for by Wyffels Hybrids.

Mary Schrieber is Wisconsin's National FFA officer nominee. She tells us about the interview process at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis this week.

CHS director of commodity training Justin Friesz tells Ben Jarboe that just 30 days ago, no one knew that the corn and soybean crops were going to come off this fast. He says elevators have had to stay fluid and work their connections in order to successfully store and transport this year's grain.

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