Todd Easton Coles County August 27, 2010: A very few combines including my own have been working on corn fields since the mid to late part of last week. From what I have seen so far not too many records will be set in our area. Another less than desirable finding is the stalk quality in several fields is not very good and should be watched closely. Some of the earliest planted soybean fields have began to turn colors and could see a combine in two weeks or so. I have been pleasantly surprised with how well most of the beans have filled out in spite of the hot and dry conditions they have had to endure. Hopefully next week I will be more optimistic about what is out in the fields as we get into different fields and later varieties. Until Next week good luck and best wishes for your harvest season.