Shane Hammen
Shane Hammen - Pocahontas County
Northwest Iowa
Hammen’s combine went down last week early in his soybean harvest. “It definitely put a dent in my harvest timeline,” Hammen said Sept. 27. Prior to the breakdown, he harvested three fields of beans, with yields between 55 to 65 bushels per acre. He estimates a little more than 40% of soybeans have been harvested in his area.

Jacob West
Jacob West - Winnebago County
North Central Iowa
“Early beans are starting to come out. It looks like there’s still some green beans where replants were done, so guys are just going around those...