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Completed

Started At

October 14, 2026 at 08:17 AM

Completed At

October 14, 2026 at 08:18 AM

Duration

1 minute

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Early Yield Results in Northwest Iowa Surprise Farmers

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  "transcript": "As those numbers reflect, dry weather last week allowed farmers to hammer down on harvest after rain delays in September. And Michelle Rook found the same trend in Northwest Iowa. Now she shows us the early yield results there as part of our Harvest Your Independence Tour. Last year here in Northwest Iowa, farmers harvested record corn and soybean crops. And much to his surprise this year, Matt McCarthy is finding similar yield results. As the harvest started, McCarthy was expecting a smaller crop than a year ago due to mid-season weather challenges. We were dry during July and uh, you know, we didn't get an abundance amount of rain in August. That was followed by a wet September where McCarthy's farm received nearly 10 inches of rain. It was a double-edged sword for soybeans. So Matt, what quality issues have you seen? Well, some of the white mold, some of the purple beans, uh, some some beans starting to uh, um, sprout in the pod. Uh, that's probably the majority of it, but I don't know anybody that's been rejected or had any issues uh that way. McCarthy was selling his beans right off the combine and hauling them to the local crush plant. To apply them crush now to processor. And he wasn't getting any discounts for quality, so he thinks the late rains actually helped more than they hurt. What are these soybean yields running like for you? I would say 65 to, you know, the the 80 to 85, um, if it was a a longer term cornfield then they went to a a bean crop, so it's had, you know, three to five, six years of corn and then beans. Uh, they always, you know, will out produce the the rotated fields. Is that better than last year? Uh, so far about the same. I would say about the same. McCarthy had record soybean yields last year, and the same is true for corn. This year's corn yields are mirroring that, running 15 to 20 bushels above his farm APH, despite receiving less rain during July than in 2025. But I would say probably 225 to 240 catches probably the bulk of it. There's going to be some stuff better, but we haven't gotten to the late later maturity yet either. So, uh, I think as we get later, maybe it'll get better, but we'll find out if that if the corn put the weight on like we thought maybe from the late rains. The late hybrids also pollinated after the heat and dryness in July and picked up September rains versus the early corn. We had a lot of tip back in the 109 through 14-day corn. It was a lot hotter, it was drier in July when it was pollinating and and having its grain fill. So, did we have less kernels than a year ago? But the big difference or offset this year has been a more consistent corn crop and the absence of Southern rust. I don't think we have the huge swings of the of the lower yields because of the rust and those issues, but we don't have that didn't get the rust. Still with the wet September, some ear molds are showing up in corn. The key now is to get the crop harvested with mild standability issues and quick dry down. It's been a a hot one with some wind and so there was some 106-day corn that's hand shelling at 15.5, 15.8. So, and even the 113-day is 17, 18%. So, it's going to be a race to get it. So profit levels last fall versus this fall, how do they compare? I think there's probably more optimism this year. In Northwest Iowa, I'm Michelle Rook reporting for Ag Day. Well, near Mankato, Minnesota, Chris Schenk finished up soybean harvest on Sunday. Yields ran 10% above his farm average of 62 bushels per acre. He started combining corn on Monday, and he says the crop is drying down fast with heat and wind. In Maroa, Illinois, Cody White is running full speed ahead. Now he has had little rain to slow him down, and most of the farmers in his area will be done with beans by the end of this week. Corn yields are below actual production history. Well, Chris Harrell in Carthage, Illinois, finished beans on Monday. His soybean yields are slightly higher than his five-year average. He has about five days left of corn harvest, and his corn yields are lower than last year, but corn planted in May is yielding higher. Well, now if we move over to Iowa, Pat Sheldon farms near the Nebraska border, and he has about three weeks left of harvest. Now, Sheldon picked 500 acres of corn, and he just switched to soybeans on Monday. His yields have been good on both, but rain is slowing down progress. In Northeast Iowa, Derrick Burnikel had a fantastic week of harvest. Soybean yields are looking great, and early reports on corn sound good too. Corn moisture has come down to under 20%, and yields are better than expected so far. The Plant Your Independence Tour is brought to you by Wyffels Hybrids. At Wyffels, we've made a choice, a choice to remain independent, a choice to remain farm family owned, a choice to stay American. So when it's time to make your choice, make a statement. Plant your independence, plant Wyffels.",
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