Harvest Could Last Into November

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2019 has been challenging for Michigan farmers, from the polar vortex over the winter that wiped out the peach crop in southwest Michigan to historic rainfall in the spring delaying planting or preventing corn and soybeans from being planted. Tim Boring is the vice president of the Michigan Agribusiness Association and says it will be a long, drawn-out harvest.

“Certainly some of the crops that got planted in the early side of that window are in good shape, and we’re starting to see a little of the soybean harvest and corn’s maturing,” said Boring. However, farmers aren’t in the clear

“The crops that were planted later in the season are still at a pretty big risk for frost,” he said. “We’re hopeful for a few more weeks of good weather so those crops could reach adequate, complete physiological maturity.”

Boring says harvest is now expected to last into November in many areas of the state.