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Farmer says crops look better than they should

An Ohio farmer says after the challenging growing season his crops look better than they should.

Paul Herringshaw grows corn, soybeans, and soft red winter wheat in northern Ohio about an hour from Lake Erie.

He tells Brownfield the farm had five inches of rain in five days after wheat harvest.

“I think it was surprising to a lot of wheat growers how good their wheat yield was this year. I know I was pleasantly surprised,” he says.

Herringshaw is considering strip-till technology for next year to improve water quality and nutrient management on his farm.

“We work a narrow band of ground where we will plant next year’s corn and eventually will put fertilizer in that narrow band,” he says. “You can use the RTK GPS to get the right fertilizer in that spot and you can probably reduce the fertilizer you use.”

He plans to begin harvest the first week of October.

Audio: Paul Herringshaw, farmer

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