A long stretch of dry weather this fall has allowed area farmers to take advantage of the fields with a faster harvest.   Jim Wautier of Church-Site Farms in Brussels says the dry fields make it nice for all combine drivers and truckers who don't have to worry about mud, allowing farmers to get the crops off fast this fall.  He says the highly wet spring caused corn and soybean crops to be slightly less than average this year.  

Wautier notes that the arid conditions make it easier for the corn to dry down in the fields for harvesting.  According to Wisconsin Ag News, farmers in Wisconsin had 44 percent of the corn grain crop harvested and 93 percent of the soybeans.  That reflects 13 days and one week ahead of last year, respectively.  Wautier says prices are holding steady for corn and soybeans, but seeing the impact next year will be interesting.