Last week, we covered harvest updates from Stine Regions 9, 14, 20, 24 and 36. These regions span from our southern territories, including Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana, all the way up to Wisconsin and North Dakota. This week’s edition covers Regions 4, 13, 15 and 17, which largely encompass parts of the Midwest and an area of the East Coast. But first, let’s look at the national crop progress report.
National update
According to the Oct. 11, 2022, crop progress report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service, 31% of the nation’s corn crop is harvested. Corn conditions are listed as 11% excellent, 43% good; 26% fair; 12% poor and 8% very poor. Soybean harvest is 44% completed, with 10% of soybeans listed in excellent condition, 47% good, 28% fair, 10% poor and 5% very poor.
As promised, here are the harvest updates from our regional sales agronomists in Regions 4, 13, 15 and 17.
Dustin Ellis, regional sales agronomist, Region 4 (central Iowa)
“Harvest in my area has been going really well this year. We are 60% done with soybeans and just getting a start on corn. Yields have been very good, considering the dry conditions all year in most of my area. The 10-day forecast looks favorable, so farmers should be able to keep rolling.”
Kevin Krabel, Region 13 (central Illinois)
“Growers are taking advantage of great weather in Region 13! The only thing slowing them down is some soybeans and corn that are not quite ready yet. Bean yields have been great thus far in the late group 2 and early-mid group 3 varieties. Stine 28EC32, 31EB02, 33EE12 and 34EA12 have been impressive. Not a ton of corn has been shelled yet, but yields have been better than anyone expected, considering how dry we were in June.”
Paige Harris, Region 15 (northern Wisconsin, Michigan and New York)
“Region 15 has had perfect harvest weather so far. More than 75% of the soybeans look to be done in the region. Corn harvest has just kicked, but the later planted fields seem to be a little green yet. Yields appear to be all over the map with different planting dates and some places getting adequate rain and some not this summer. We look forward to the second half of this harvest season and wish all the best!”
Brad Roberts, Region 17 (southern Indiana)
“Harvest has finally gotten a good start across all the southern half of Indiana. Many growers report soybean yields ranging from the upper 50’s to over 80 bushels per acre. Stine 31EB02, 36EB32 and 39EC22 are some of the top yielders across the region. Corn has gotten off to a slower start because of the later planting in much of the region. Yields are still better than average for most growers. Stine 9746-20, 9808E-20 and 9752-32 are some of the top performers for our customers who have harvested corn so far.”
For information on harvest results in your region or to discuss next year’s product lineup, reach out to your local Stine sales rep or regional sales agronomist.