THOMPSON, Mo. — After hot, dry weather in August, northeast Missouri farmer Chad Bruns said corn harvest got started in early September and then picked up the pace in mid-September. He said moisture was in the upper teens or low 20s in most cornfields at the time.

Late September brought some missed rain chances before an inch of rain Oct. 1 finally slowed harvest progress and provided some moisture.

NORBORNE, Mo .— On an early October day, Nathan White was harvesting corn, seeing the variety of this year’s crop.

“We’re harvesting some corn this morning in our creek bottoms just to the north of Norborne,” White said.

ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Perfect timing. That’s what Ryan Semke credits for record yields from his river bottom corn fields in St. Charles County.

The team started corn harvest Sept. 1 and were working their last field mid-morning on Sept. 23 with the first fall chill in the air. Soybeans would be ready to go next, Semke said.

ROCK PORT, Mo. — On a late September day, farmers in Atchison County were easing into fields, looking for dry areas and getting some ground harvested between rains.

September and the very start of October provided widespread rain in northwest Missouri, slowing down early harvest work or stopping it altogether.

ARMSTRONG, Mo. — As the 2026 harvest rolls on, yield monitors tell the story of the growing season.

Derek Fuemmeler, who farms in Howard, Chariton and Randolph counties, said yield results have been mixed so far. The crops tell different stories for corn and soybeans, for early planted and late.

LEETON, Mo. — In west central Missouri, an eventful weather year led to a varied harvest.

The spring saw widespread rains, delaying planting and leading to a lot of variety in soybeans depending on local conditions and when they were planted, said R.T. Slack, who farms in Henry and Johnson counties.