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Seneca County area soybean growers have had yields ranging from 25 bushels per acre up to 80 bpa. Many of the beans were from pods that had just two beans, flat pods or very small beans. A corn and soybean farmer in Preble County has seen soybean yields of 70 to 82 bpa. The beans are really dry, about 6% to 7% moisture. The corn harvest has not yet begun, but ears filled out completely and look good. Clark County has been very dry for about six weeks until the week of September 22. Prior to the rain, conditions were so dry that field fires and combine fires were a problem. The corn and soybean harvests were underway with the corn yields down about 10% and the soybean yield was down about 20%. Moisture levels were unusually low at 12% to 13% for corn and 7% to 9% for soybeans. Drought cost the farmer on yield and the dryness of the soybeans will cost him about $30 to $35 per acre. Corn and soybean harvests in Pickaway County were yielding 100 bpa, compared to a normal yield of 175 bpa or more, and 25 to 30 bpa, compared to 55 bpa or more, respectively. Just two inches of rain have fallen since planting. SF| Successful Farming (Des Moines, Iowa), Sept 25, 2024