Harvest is in full swing across much of the state.
The dry conditions experienced during August have helped speed the maturity of both corn and soybeans. For corn, a rough rule of thumb is that it takes about four heat units to remove one point of moisture from wet grain. Based on the recent daily average temperatures, this could translate into approximately a 5-6 point drop in moisture content per day. I'm not sure the moisture content will drop this dramatically, but certainly it will drop rapidly from 35 percent moisture down to about 22 percent moisture. Below this level, moisture is removed much more slowly.