Across the Corn Belt, cold, dry weather favors corn
and soybean harvesting in areas where fields have frozen or are dry enough to
support heavy equipment. Other complicating factors related to harvest include
a variable (but generally shallow) snow cover, as well as a high moisture
content for crops that remain in the field. Only 15% of North Dakota’s corn
acreage had been harvested by November 10, compared to the 5-year average of
76%.
On the Plains, dry weather favors fieldwork,
including harvest activities and late-season winter wheat planting efforts.
Continue reading A winter “look & feel” across the Corn Belt at Brownfield Ag News.
