A Minnesota farmer more than halfway done harvesting soybeans is welcoming a break because of rain.

Chad Willis of Willmar tells Brownfield September had been relatively warm and dry until last night.

“I tend to get a little anxious to get going, and my next bean field was a couple days off and it’s hard to wait. Now this gives me a reason to pause and I can work on some other things for the next couple of days.”

Once it dries up, he says the rest of his soybeans should be fully mature.

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