A northwestern Missouri Farmer says field fires this harvest season have been an issue.

Richard Oswald farms in Atchison county.

“There were several fields [that] caught on fire,” he said. “The volunteer fire department, I think, went out to three or four different fields in one day, and a neighbor lost a combine south of me about 15 or 20 miles.”

Oswald tells Brownfield fires will continue to be a concern because of low humidity, but as the weather turns colder, he expects them to be less of a problem.

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