HARROD, OH (WLIO) - The combines continue to roll along as harvest nears completion.
While late spring planting caused a later start to harvest, Mother Nature has proved unusually cooperative for field work with very dry weather. We spoke to a farmer in Harrod who says this year is set to rank in the top five of what they've produced, and the little rain we've had this fall hasn't caused any delays. Of course, if it's not weathered, it's something else and says a fungal disease has been found in some of the harvested corn.
"Levels are all over the board," stated Ben Bowsher, BS Farms LLC in Harrod. "Depending on what elevator or facility you haul to there's different points that they'll take it. We don't have to worry about the weather challenge so far but vomitoxin has been another challenge that's been thrown in the deck of cards."
Bowsher says they are down to under a third of their corn acres to go with hopes to finish up this week.
