Richard Marshall - Buena Vista County
Northwest Iowa
“Harvest is finishing up in northwest Iowa, Marshall said Oct. 16. “I’ve got about 80 acres of corn left ... Beans have been done for awhile.” Yields have been average as southern rust and sudden death syndrome took the top end off the crops. Too much rain in July and early August that shut off for two months also played a role. Until last week “It hadn’t rained since the 18th of September.”

Cody Allen - Humboldt County
North Central Iowa
“Yields have been all over the place. Rust really affected the crop,” Allen...