HomeFarm NewsDry weather heightens risk for harvest-time field firesDry weather heightens risk for harvest-time field firesFri, September 15, 2023 by Brownfield Ag NewsSHARE NOW brownfieldagnews.comThe state climatologist for Illinois says there is a heightened risk for field fires across the Midwest this harvest season.Trent Ford tells Brownfield there has been little rain across the region the last 30 days.“The crop has dried down very quickly. The soil on which the crop sits is very dry and the prairie that’s surrounding the fields is also very dry.”He says the risk will vary day to day.…Dry weather heightens risk for harvest-time field fires
