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Farmers make most of warm, dry September

Farmers across much of the Midwest are taking advantage of a warm and dry start to fall.

Chelsea Ferrie with Practical Farmers of Iowa says a lot of fieldwork has been accomplished this month.

“There’s a wide range of people that are reporting back, a lot of people started harvest, which is good, who are excited about their yields so far. And we’ve also got quite a few farmers who have already gotten in and planted cover crops for this fall. So it’s a very exciting time.”

She tells Brownfield some moisture would help with fall cover crop establishment.

“A lot of your seeding methods that have good seed to soil contact, usually a little bit better when that rain’s not quite in that forecast compared to aerial. But I think it’s still a good opportunity to get in and get those cover crops seeded.”

Practical Farmers of Iowa works with farmers in Iowa as well as surrounding states.