Iowa farmer gets head start on soybean harvest


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Iowa farmer gets head start on soybean harvest

A southeast Iowa farmer got a head start on soybean harvest.

Mark Jackson of Mahaska County says timely planting and a warm, dry summer pushed his crop right along this year.

“Typically we get to about the third week in September and do a little corn, maybe a little soybeans, trying to get everything lined up. We were actually started I think about the second week of September (this year), so about a week earlier than normal.”

Brownfield spoke to Jackson as he harvested soybeans Tuesday.

“We’re about three-fourths done, with a tremendous amount of variability in yields across the board. It depends on the variety. We’re using a good Latham number that I’m in right now that’s pushing 70, 71 bushel average across an 80-acre field.”

Jackson plans to go right into corn once he’s finished harvesting soybeans.  He’s optimistic he won’t have to do much drying because it’s been so dry and because he says he uses varieties with good dry down.

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