Harvest weather has been good this week in much of the Corn Belt, allowing farmers to get harvest activities kicked up into full gear. Harvest progress was ahead of the average pace as of the beginning of this week, according to USDA-NASS data. It's a welcome weather pattern for farmers like Rick Childs.

Harvest weather has been good this week in much of the Corn Belt, allowing farmers to get harvest activities kicked up into full gear. Harvest progress was ahead of the average pace as of the beginning of this week, according to USDA-NASS data. It's a welcome weather pattern for farmers like Rick Childs.