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Harvest jumpstart allows farmers to roll with October snow

A lot of corn and soybean farmers got quite a jump start on harvest before cool and wet conditions slowed down combines in mid to late October.

Latham Hi-Tech Seeds president John Latham says across his company’s footprint of Iowa, Minnesota, the Dakotas, Nebraska and Wisconsin, soybeans came out in a hurry.

“And most guys are over the hump on corn (but) there’s still some corn out there. We certainly didn’t appreciate the snow that we got in Iowa and Minnesota, but overall I’d say it was a little better harvest than what we thought as far as yields.”

He tells Brownfield drought conditions in Iowa led many to believe the soybean crop would disappoint.

“A lot of people were nervous, and I think the soybeans exceeded expectations yield-wise. And corn is just variable. In Minnesota, where they had moisture, better soils, they are doing well. But there are some areas where it was dry and they kind of ran out of moisture (and) nutrients, and it’s not as good.”

Many Latham customers and dealers were affected by the August derecho.

He says it’s been encouraging to see them work together to figure out the best way to harvest those fields.

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