Our harvest season odyssey continues in Amboy, Unwell., the place I spent the day with Dave Thompson, a farmer turned precision specialist for Case IH provider Johnson Tractor. Dave says most of his prospects had been completed harvesting sooner than the calendar flipped to November and they also’re happy with the outcomes.
“Beans went fast this 12 months. Guys had been able to combine beans all day prolonged, considerably than maybe merely a day because of the dew. What a nice 12 months.
“The truth is they’re not happy with market prices. That’s not that uncommon with the place the markets are, they’re not good, I’m properly aware of that, nonetheless the yields are unimaginable. I’ve however to talk to anybody that’s not happy with their yields. It was a fairly dry 12 months, so type of surprising the yields are the place they’re.”
The truth is, I’m optimistic not everyone was so lucky with the local weather. Shoot me an e-mail —nnewman@LessiterMedia.com — inform us how harvest goes in your neck of the woods.
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