The freezing temperatures are a two-edged harvest sword for East Grand Forks, Minnesota farmer Matthew Krueger. Temperatures were too chilly to lift sugarbeets, so he harvested soybeans instead. “Yields so far are probably about ten to 15 percent lower than I was hoping,” says Krueger. “It is the first field, so I’m always eternally optimistic that it’ll get better.” Further west and south at Wimbledon, North Dakota, farmer Joe Ericson hasn’t dived into corn harvest yet but is surprised to find most of this year’s crop made it to maturity. “Guys have tried some, but its been between 25 and 35 percent moisture. There will be varieties that we will need to get off before winter hits.” Listen to the story.