Area fall harvest update

The early Monday morning freeze will help with the drying down of the milo, so the farmers are out in the fields harvesting the rest of their fall crops. At this time the Stockton Farmers Union Elevator has taken in 385,000 bushels of milo, which is 75% of last year’s crop. Woodston Coop has only taken in 61,000 bushels at this time, which is about 20% of last year’s crop, though it should be noted that Woodston’s milo harvest started later than Stockton’s, so the numbers will be going up. 

A total of 155,000 bushels of corn have been taken in at Stockton and 298,000 bushels have been recorded at Woodston. Together, the numbers show the area corn harvest at 66% of last year’s crop at this time.