A north Iowa farmer started harvesting corn this week.

Rusty Olson of Garner says he has a field on lighter ground that he tries to plant early every year.

“It’s worked pretty well. I always try to catch a September basis (because) in my farming career anyway I’ve always seen a little bit of a push to get some corn rolling in September.”

Moisture is averaging 24 percent, but Olson tells Brownfield that’s okay because he has a very efficient dryer setup.

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