Farmers in Door and Kewaunee counties are taking advantage of the dry and above-normal temperatures to get some crops off the field and plant new ones in others. According to the United States Department of Agriculture's Crop Progress and Condition Report, Wisconsin farmers had nearly a whole week (6.2 days) suitable for fieldwork to cap off September. That has allowed the harvest of corn for silage to climb up to 67 percent complete statewide, two days ahead of last year and three days ahead of the five-year average. The corn for grain harvest is in its infancy at five percent complete. At 30 percent complete, the soybean harvest is going even better at ten days ahead of last year and nine days ahead of the average. It has been good news for Jeremy Heim, who not only has his Heim's Hillcrest Dairy to worry about, but also his clients through Heim Brothers Custom. He says the good weather has allowed them to be efficient with their operations as they go from field to field.

The faster harvest means some farmers are also in planting mode. Winter wheat planting is approximately 47 percent complete, equal to last year's pace and just ahead of the average. Heim encourages motorists and farmers to keep an eye on each other on the roads so everyone can return home safely as the harvest season progresses.