Wet weather that delayed fall harvest may be here to stay.
Fall rains improved drought conditions through much of the Plains states and caused historic flash flooding in southeastern Minnesota. This map from Oct. 13 shows pockets of Extreme and Exceptional Drought linger in the Nebraska Panhandle.
Soybean harvest has been keeping the Mocklers busy on their Centerville, S.D., farm, running about 12 hours a day when conditions are right.
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Some soybean fields have produced yields that exceeded Horsager's expectations at her western Minnesota farm.
Freelance writer Amy Hadachek is a two-time Emmy Award winning meteorologist and a storm chaser who earned her NWA and AMS Broadcast Meteorology Seals of Approval. She and her husband live on a diversified farm in Kansas. Reach her at editorial@midwestmessenger.com.





