Iowa farmers begin transition to fall field work Cami Koons Iowa Capital Dispatch Nov 8, 2025 Nov 8, 2025 0 × Field corn is harvested during a demonstration at Carstens Farm Days near Shelby on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Most farmers in Iowa are finished with corn and soybean harvest or have just a handful of acres left in the field, according to average harvest rates. kAmkDA2?mtI24E 52E2 :D ?@E 2G2:=23=6 5F6 E@ E96 @?8@:?8 8@G6C?>6?E D9FE5@H?[ H9:49 A2FD65 4C@A AC@8C6DD 2?5 4@?5:E:@? C6A@CED 7C@> E96 &]$] s6A2CE>6?E @7 p8C:4F=EFC6]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?mpE E9:D A@:?E :? 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