An agronomist says while August heat helped dry crops quickly, cooler September conditions are slowing progress back down in some areas.

“Hopefully we get an Indian Summer to bring this crop along.”

Dana Harder covers Missouri and parts of western and southern Illinois for Burrus Seed. He tells Brownfield fields are about 35 heat units behind in his territory.

“Now if we still have that differential going into October, that almost doubles.

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