A combine unloads its bounty along Steiner Road in Green County late Thursday, October 29, 2026 as farmers took full advantage of pleasantly mild weather, with sunshine and blue skies across southern Wisconsin late last week.

As of October 25, 42% of Wisconsin’s grain crop has been harvested, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Nearly all of the state’s corn — 97% — has reached maturity.

It was tough year for producers in all segments of agriculture, with unstable markets rocked by war and tariffs, and exploding input costs related to diesel and fertilizer.