Harvest- For our small grains and some of our pulse crops, harvest has started and continues to gain momentum. I have heard a few very good reports from coffee shop talks regarding the barley harvest and even some good numbers on some dryland durum acres. I hesitate to include numbers because it is all word of mouth but I think we will see some very good yields, test weights and hopefully protein numbers when it is all said and done.
Forages-Second cutting alfalfa is really looking good and some of our grass hay acreage will start to be cut and baled as well. Producers are very optimistic that they will have ample amounts of hay to get them through the winter months.
Irrigated Crops- Sugar beet producers and processors continue to predict a very good sugar beet harvest this year. Our irrigated corn fields are beginning to tassel and I am optimistic about silage tonnage and grain yield in these fields as well.
Weather- We continue to get timely rains and good crop-growing/harvesting/and hay cutting weather. Subsurface soil moisture is not be an issue at this time as some of our later maturing crops continue to grow.
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