ST. LOUIS – It’s one of the most important times of the year for area farmers and after a tough spring we checked in to see how the harvest season is progressing and what farmers are specifically looking for when it comes to the weather.

Earlier this summer, Jim Boerding’s green fields were filled as stalks sprouted in prime growing conditions.

“It seemed like we had irrigation, natural irrigation all year until the end of July,” he said. “And we weren't getting real big rains. You know, we did have a couple that caused some problems with the water pooling in places which hurts your yields or have to replant. But other than that, we had nice little rains, which was kind of nice on one point.”

But once Mother Nature turned that natural irrigation off, the dry weather had a quick effect.

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