‘Best crop ever’: Kansas corn farmer looking forward to harvest as USDA predicts record corn crop

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – For corn famers, 2025 is shaping up to be a record year for the crop.

It comes after the USDA surpassed trade expectations with the country’s average corn yield at a record high 188 bushels per acre. That number is up 9.5 bushels from last harvest.

With the corn harvest approaching at the beginning of September, farmers like Doug Hisken in Belle Plaine are starting to look at their crop and get excited…

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