OMAHA (DTN) -- If the volume of reports is any indication, more of our readers are in the field, wrestling with this year's harvest, too busy to contact us. But we are still getting a moderate amount of good, local details that we'd like to share.

DTN Associate Managing Editor Elaine Shein took a drive into Iowa Tuesday on I-80 and came back on Highway 92. She stopped and spoke to a gentleman combining corn a few miles southeast of Winterset, Iowa. He told her the corn was drier than expected, at 17% moisture, with good yields, 150 bushels per acre the best. The area had a lot of rain in the spring, leading to areas of standing water in lower spots, but on the top ground, crops look good.

Dryness in fields was a big concern for this producer. Windy conditions and hot temps had him concerned about possible field fires started by equipment. A tweet Tuesday mentioned that the town of Stapleton, Neb., was evacuated due to a field fire. The Associated Press said a combine started the fire and more than 40 square miles in central Nebraska were burned.

DTN Ag Meteorologist Bryce Anderson also heard from a producer worried about fire danger in the fields. This producer is from Lyon County, 25 miles southeast of Sioux Falls, S.D. He reports it is so dry in the fields and everybody is running so hard that fire danger is intense.

In addition, that producer reported 800 acres of group 1 soybeans harvested that yielded 65 bpa; some group 2 beans yielded 57 bpa. He blames the difference in the two on a mid-September freeze. He noted the group 1 beans were planted at the perfect time, between May 10 and May 15.

Also, bean moisture was down to 6%. He told Anderson he had never seen that before and that processors can't use beans that dry.

His early corn is yielding 210 bpa on 98- to 99-day variety. He believes his longer-season corn will end up 210 to 215 bpa.

The rest of our reports Wednesday are below, divided by method of delivery.

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From west-central Indiana:

"12 miles east of Hoopeston, Illinois. Corn averaging 175 bpa dry. Moisture 23%. Beans averaging 50. Moisture 12%."

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From west-central Minnesota:

"2nd half of the bean crop was disappointing. Frost hurt the late beans; took 8 bushels off. Overall farm yields on beans were average. We finished on Sunday. First load of corn today was 14.7%. Don't know yield yet."

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From western Kentucky:

"Corn averaged 100 bpa. Beans yields 30 bpa. We are 20 bushels below average on corn and 5 bushels below average on beans."

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From Wilcox, Neb.:

"Everyone's beans seem to be doing very well. So far with what we have harvested, around 700 a., the irrigated acres has been averaging around 70 bua. This is the best bean crop in a few years. Dryland ranges from 50 -66.

"Everyone I talk to says the same.

"Corn on the other hand is a different story. We haven't harvested any ourselves but those that have are disappointed. High producing areas like Phelps Co. have reports of 160 to 200. Dryland 70-80. A lot to blame, greensnap, hail, maybe some pollination issues. Someone said it's just been hard to break 200 this year. This area has been used to 220-240 last few years.

"A corn buyer yesterday called and was offering some of the best incentives I ever been offered, and the longer we talked the sweeter the deal got. He was wanting corn in a bad way, so this also tells me something.

"I wasn't going to plant any wheat this year but with the wet weekend coming I decided to plug in some now before the rains arrive."

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Lexington, Neb., Platte Valley:

"2 fields corn 180-190 bpa, 22% moisture, 10% hail damage. 130 bpa with 40% greensnap."

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From southwest Indiana:

"We had ran some corn last week in fields that typically run 200-215 buac are coming in around 150-160 buac at 20% moisture. Harvesting beans yesterday and today with yields from one 40 acre bottom ground field at nearly 70 buac to other hill fields running in the high 30s to low 40s."

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It's a busy time of year for you and we know that. But, if you can find a few minutes between truckloads or while you wolf down that sandwich, we'd love it if you would let us know what you are finding in your fields.

We can be reached by email at talk@telventdtn.com or any of our individual email addresses. Mine is cheri.zagurski@telventdtn.com. You can also text me at 402-301-8732 or Bryce Anderson 402-594-4248. Voicemail messages can be left at those numbers, too, or you can call 800-369-7675. That number rings right in the newsroom. On Twitter, you can send me a message. I'm @cherizagurski. Or feel free to message any of our Tweeters. DTN also has a Facebook page, DTNThe Progressive Farmer. You can post a message on our wall. http:www.facebook.com…

Tell us where you farm and any items of note you're finding as you start the combine. Yields, moisture levels, unusual damage. Anything. We'll gather these comments into regular updates for our readers. Check the home page of www.dtnpf.com orwww.dtnprogressivefarmer.com regularly for new information.

We hope to hear from you. Here's to a safe, speedy and prosperous harvest.

Cheri Zagurski can be contacted at cheri.zagurski@telventdtn.com

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