If there was ever a vote on a year that folks would like to get a “do over” on, 2020 would be a leading candidate. Since we can’t vote 2020 away, we keep grinding away at it a day at a time. And it won’t be too much longer before it will be time to start soybean harvest.

Given the year we’ve had, I have a feeling there will be more than just teeth grinding as we enter bean fields that have suffered a long list of challenges from drought to pest damage, and for a third of Iowa or more, damage from the derecho windstorm. Here are some things to consider as we head into fall and beans start to mature.