The dry September weather is shaping the 2025 harvest with faster crop dry-down, reduced yields, and added challenges for fall planting.

As planting time approaches, agronomist Mike Toohill comments on the spring weather situations that most often result in less than desired stand counts and/or plant to plant consistency.

Despite the brutal cold during  first 3 weeks of February, drought conditions expanded through much of the I-States last month. Read more about predictions heading into March and the short term and long term implications.

As we head into August, the main soybean yield influencing factors to monitor are current soil moisture, early into Mid-August temperatures, and planting date influence.