Harvest time is usually a happy time for farmers as they reap the rewards of their months of hard work.
But for central Iowa farmer Schyler Bardole, this year feels quite different.
“You know, I grew up all my life being so excited for harvest. This year we haven’t hardly started, and it can be over any time,” Bardole says.
The Bardoles were hit with a double whammy this year: extreme drought and derecho. They’re in the process of destroying 600 acres of corn that were deemed a total loss because of the wind event.
