‘Just too wet’ for good bean yields in southern Iowa

By Jeff DeYoung, Iowa Farmer Today
Oct 24, 2026
4 hrs ago

Jeff Pollard works on his last day of soybean harvest Oct. 13 in Clarke County, Iowa.
IFT photo by Jeff DeYoung

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By Jeff DeYoung, Iowa Farmer Today

WOODBURN, Iowa — Harvest is moving right along for Jeff Pollard in Clarke County.

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