AUBURN, KLEMME, Iowa (RI) – Harvest is progressing quickly in Iowa with mostly fair weather, though yield reports are varied on soybeans. Jeff Frank, who farms in north-central Iowa near Auburn, says he ran a soil moisture deficit of ten inches this season but caught a few timely rains in August that benefitted the soybean crop. Frank says his yields are better than expected.
Brent Renner also farms in north-central Iowa near Klemme and says he’s seeing huge variability in the early beans he’s combining.
Renner says with the limited moisture he had this season, some of higher-end yields are a welcome surprise. Frank and Renner say both soybeans and corn have been drying down fast and some corn has standability issues, which will make harvest scheduling a challenge.
