Sept 10

Todd Easton Coles County September 10, 2010: Corn harvest is moving rapidly across the county this week with many producers nearing or over the halfway mark. The crop is dropping moisture rapidly and most fields are going straight into the bin. Yields are all over the place but it seems like the majority of the fields will end up in the 155 to 185 range. It is very apparent that close management of this corn crop was the key to better than average yields this year especially on the nitrogen side. A small handful of combines have been out in some bean fields this week but no yield reports have been circulated yet. The vast majority of the beans are still at least two weeks away from harvesting. Weather forecasters are giving a strong indication of rain over the weekend but hopefully it will not develop too much of a damper for this fall which so far has been an absolute blessing.