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A north central Iowa farmer formed a laundry list of problems looking back at the harvest of 2017.

Wayne Fredericks, a corn and soybean grower from Osage, says the frustration began when weather delayed the start of harvest to mid-October.

“The 17th was our starting time period, and we were fraught with frustration getting our original combine going.  We had electrical gremlins in it, and I guess there’s nothing worse than trying to diagnose electrical problems in a mid-2000’s vintage combine.”

Fredericks traded for a newer combine, and tells Brownfield harvest got a little smoother.

Continue reading Laundry list of harvest problems for Iowa farmer at Brownfield Ag News.