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An unseasonably warm September is impacting Michigan farmers as harvest activity picks up.

Michigan Agribusiness Association vice president Dr. Tim Boring says the heat and dryness have accelerated crop development.

“It’s certainly hastened a lot of our harvest around the state.  For the second (consecutive year) we’re really dry.  And you add this heat on to the end of the season, it really stresses a lot of crops.  Soybean seed size is extremely small, which really limits the yield.”

He says there’s a fair number of soybeans in most fields, but the smallish size of the beans is what’s concerning.

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