The race is on
Friday, October 11, 2013
The chaff outruns a southbound combine as Blackwood Farms near Culbertson, Nebraska, picks corn in strong, gusty north/northwest winds Sunday. Local elevators were beginning to get busy, with many farmers reporting good yields on irrigated fields. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has estimated the 2013 corn harvest at 13.8 billion bushels, beating the 2009 record of 13.1 billion bushels.