Harvest is moving forward across parts of eastern North Dakota, but earlier wet conditions continue to slow progress in some areas. Ron Truax, owner of Spring Creek Ag, says soybean harvest lasted longer than usual due to the saturated fields. “The area north of the interstate, the area we cover, like western Barnes County, the east side of Stutsman County was extremely wet. It really delayed the harvest, a lot of beans came off really late.” Despite soybean delays, Truax says the corn crop has been a bright spot this fall. “Corn is just impressive, maybe not the real high peaks, the 280-300 (bushel per acre yields) very often, like some years we see, but overall just a good solid corn crop that’s pleasantly surprising.” Storage has been a challenge in areas affected by severe storm damage, with more corn being stored in bags where bin sites were compromised.
