November brings good news to farmers after heavy rainfall in October leads to below-average crop harvest

Weather has a huge impact on farming no matter the time of the year, but for fall, weather determines when crops can be harvested.

October ended on a wet note with a lot of rainfall and strong winds the last two weeks of the month.

According to the USDA Ohio Crop report, the week that ended November 1 only had about two days that were considered good to work in the fields. Their report showed that soybeans harvested in the state were at about 77 percent, which is lower than the 5-year average of 86 percent. Harvested corn was also considered to be below normal, so the end of October put farmers behind.

November has brought good news to farmers who need to harvest in the state. The dry stretch that has developed has meant more time to be out in the fields. Ohio will likely continue the dry stretch through the middle of next week.

Harvest Forecast

Thursday will be dry but still windy at times with gusts up to 25 mph.

Friday-Monday will be dry and warm with little impact from the wind.

Tuesday-Wednesday the wind will pick up Tuesday but the rain should hold off until Wednesday morning in the Miami Valley and move east through the day.

Cox Media Group