Day 3 of Iowa soybean harvest has brought many interesting conversations with clients on fair grading, damage appeals, scale tickets without damage grades, discount schedules, crop insurance discount factors, and a big discrepancy in what co-ops and grain elevators are charging for the damaged grain. In one instance 10% damage grain might be a 32 cent discount and a few miles away that same 10% damage is $1.00. Crop insurance claims minimal so far with yields at or above aph. If you have a high damage amount, don’t be afraid to ask for a second opinion!!

A few #soybeans pictures from customers in W IA and C IA 10-1-26. Reports of rotting, mushy, and molding beans. 2-5 inches of additional rains overnight. Earliest these beans might be able to be combined will be in 5 to 7 days. Please check your bean fields and post a picture or 2 of your pod and seed quality. Put county and state if possible.

9-8-26 update. Corn harvest is beginning in SE Iowa as corn moisture is in low 20s. Fields are still green and deceiving how dry the corn is already. Some fields have lost 20 points of moisture in less than 20 days! Excited to see how yield estimates compare to the combine! #harvest26