Lead Summary
Lowell Fick runs the combine through his soybeans west of Luverne Thursday morning, Sept. 23, along the north side of County Road 5. Fick is among many Rock County farmers taking advantage of ideal harvest conditions to make quick work of soybean harvest this week. Soybean yields around the area have been varied but still good, averaging 45 to 60 bushels per acre, depending on where drought affected the growing season. Some fields near Steen and Hills yielded nearly 80 bushels per acre in some spots. Fields that experienced storm damage and drought will likely not do as well.