Harvest continues across central North Dakota as farmers move from pinto beans to soybeans and corn. Bremen farmer Donny Allmaras says disease and wet conditions hurt dry bean yields this season. “Pinto beans were very, very poor on average,” said Allmaras. “There were some okay fields, but for the most part, they’re well below average because of white mold, some bacterial blight, and just excess water too.” Corn is faring much better, with record yields expected. “The big thing that could beat us up on the corn yield is the drowned out spots. If we have more than we anticipated, obviously, that pulls that yield down. Those zeros are hard to overcome.”
