Leaves and temperatures are falling, but not a lot of soybeans or corn stalks are falling, at least not into the oncoming header of a combine.
Continued rains have brought the fall harvest pretty much to a standstill, other than a brief one- or two-day window to work the fields.
The latest harvest progress report from the Minnesota office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, showed the past week had 1.9 days suitable for fieldwork. That same report, issued Oct. 26, showed 6 percent of Minnesota corn had been harvested and 44 percent of soybeans had been harvested.
Even once the rains stop, it may be awhile before the going is good. Fifty-four percent of the state’s topsoil had adequate moisture, while 41 percent was in the surplus rating.
With a prolonged wet weather pattern, this year the state’s producers may have to go when the going isn’t the best.
Once again, it reminds that we really are not in charge of nature.
Posted by Kevin Schulz, The Land Editor
The Land Blog
October 26, 2009
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