Brett Peelen
Brett Peelen
O’Brien County

Northwest Iowa

“Most guys around here are wrapping up bean harvest and are going pretty good on corn, especially on the earlier maturity hybrids,” Peelen said Oct. 1. Soybean yields so far are highly variable, but better than most people expected after a very dry growing season, he said. “It’s not a record year by any means, but it will be respectable.”

Scott Anderson
Scott Anderson
Winnebago County

North Central Iowa

“We’re playing the waiting game yet,” Anderson said Oct. 1. He said harvest progress is variable across the region, with maybe 50% of soybeans harvested, and less than that on corn. “So far, we’re seeing good yields on the beans...