Soybean yields are at risk due to dry conditions. Pods can split open and drop beans on the ground before harvest. University of Minnesota Extension Regional Soil Educator Jodi DeJong-Hughes says combine fires could be another problem. “Farmers have been reporting that they need to blow out the combines and engines to prevent dust build-up.” DeJong-Hughes says the crop is showing its resiliency. “With some of our plots, we were around 35-to-45 (bushels per acre): it’s better than we expected with the lack of rain we’ve had.”
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