Yields impacted by weather variety

Benjamin Herrold
Oct 12, 2023
Oct 12, 2023

soybeans-turning — Farmers continue to make harvest progress in October. The weather variety, including many areas battling drought, resulted in lots of yield variation this year.
Photo by Benjamin Herrold

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As fields see a flurry of harvest activity in October, wide variations in yields are telling the story of a year that saw a big range of weather conditions, including many areas impacted by drought.

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