NEW HOLLAND, Ill. (WCIA) — Snow on Tuesday probably did not hurt early planted crops as much as the overnight freeze.

Rick Boyer of New Holland has been planting early beans for 10-12 years to boost his yield.

WCIA: Have you been successful at that?

“I would say we’ve got a 20% or so, throwing ball park figures out there, 20% increase in yields the last few years of doing that,” says Boyer. “We are planting a little bit late maturing bean, 3.6-3.8 somewhere in that range maturity-wise. We are figuring that helps us out too.”