Farmers See Pleasantly Surprising Yields

IT’S BEEN ONE OF THE EARLIEST HARVESTS THE AREA HAS SEEN IN YEARS.  SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR THE YIELDS?  STATELINE COOPERATIVE – BUFFALO CENTER LOCATION MANAGER JAY MATHIS SAYS FARMERS ARE PLEASANTLY SURPRISED WITH THE YIELD RESULTS.

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SO MANY PEOPLE ARE LEFT WONDERING AFTER THE DRY, HOT SUMMER WHY ARE THE YIELDS BIGGER THAN FARMERS PREDICTED?

:31 seconds            surprising yields 2            … “than we know”surprising yields 2

IN A NORMAL YEAR, THE CORN DOESN’T EVEN START COMING OUT UNTIL THE END OF SEPTEMBER OR EARLY OCTOBER, BUT THIS YEAR IS DEFINITELY UNIQUE AS FARMERS HAVE BEEN IN THE FIELDS HARVESTING SINCE THE END OF AUGUST.  ACCORDING TO MATHIS, HARVEST IS CLOSE TO BEING DONE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TILLAGE.

:29 seconds            surprising yields 3            … “it’s quite a deal”surprising yields 3

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