Harvest is over and yield figures are reporting higher than anticipated during the dry growing season.

Field Agronomist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Meaghan Anderson shares what figures she’s been hearing in the region, “I would say that it depends highly on the farm itself, but they are far greater than many farmers thought they were going to be. And it is not unusual for me to be hearing yields easily up into the 220s or 240s or so. Some farmers in fact have reported that their corn yields are higher than they were last year, which is really just pretty incredible considering what our conditions have been this year.”

Taking a look at Washington County numbers Anderson says, “Again they’re going to be all over the board. The yields for corn are easily over 200 bushels probably from what I’m hearing from most people. On average it’s likely going to be lower than that.” She doesn’t expect the average to be as high as last year’s. Regarding soybeans she is hearing yields in the low- to mid-60s range. According to ISU, last year Washington’s average corn yield was 206 bushels per acre and soybean yield was 58. Last year’s corn yield was the highest Washington County has seen.