Across the Corn Belt, windy, showery weather is
maintaining soggy conditions and keeping fieldwork at a standstill in most
areas from the Mississippi Valley westward. As of October 20, the corn harvest
lags the 5-year average by more than 30 percentage points in Illinois (36
percent complete), while the soybean harvest remains more than 40 percentage
points behind the 5-year average in the upper Midwest according to USDA-NASS.
On the Plains, breezy, cooler, drier conditions are
settling over the region following the passage of a strong cold front.
Continue reading Unsettled weather lingers across much of the Corn Belt at Brownfield Ag News.
