Ross Kooiker
Ross Kooiker - Lyon County
Northwest Iowa
“We’re probably half done combining beans,” Kooiker said Sept. 30. “So far, the yields are pretty good, even on the lighter ground.” Moisture has been running around 10% to 11%, although there are patches in some fields where stems and leaves are still green. “A freeze would be wonderful to kill the stems,” he said. Cattle feeders are doing earlage and high moisture corn.

Paul Brozik
Paul Brozik - Hancock County
North Central Iowa
“Right now, I’m sitting here watching it rain,” Brozik said Sept. 30. Last week, he was able to get some of his beans and corn...