Chris Ten Napel
Chris Ten Napel
Sioux County

Northwest Iowa

Cover crops were being flown on, and silage chopping was in full swing last week, Ten Napel said Sept. 19. Corn yield estimates range from 125 bushels per acre on lighter soils to more than 200 bushels on better ground, he said. “They say some places are pretty good, but then you hit one of those wet spots.” Soybean harvest is expected to begin around Oct. 1, Ten Napel said.

Austin Charlson
Austin Charlson
Wright County

North Central Iowa

Charlson said Sept. 19 he expects to see harvest start on early-planted soybeans in his area before Oct. 1. “Guys are feeling pretty good about what...