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Get ready to roll this fall

Jeff Caldwell Jeff Caldwell 08/28/2012 @ 2:15pm Multimedia Editor for Agriculture.com and Successful Farming magazine.

If you're not already rolling, fall harvest is right around the corner. And, there are a lot of unique challenges facing farmers this year. Get some of the latest information on ways to best arm yourself against those troubles this year and make the best of a tough hand dealt by Mother Nature.

The drought's challenges won't end when the growing season's done. See a few ways you can avoid some common problems in harvesting corn & soybeans in a drought year.

  

It's been a "long, stinking hot, droughty summer," and projected yields reflect those conditions. That makes it more important than ever to get your crop stored in good shape.
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Dereck Klaassen, field supervisor for Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa, talks about some of the challenges farmers could face this fall in harvesting their drought-stricken corn and soybean crops.

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