Harvest time

Preston Goetsch runs a combine in what is a familar scene around the area. A week of warm, dry weather helped Nebraska farmers pick up steam for corn and soybean harvests. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, 22 percent of the corn crop is in and 53 percent is rated goodto- excellent and 29 percent of soybeans are harvested with 47 percent good-toexcellent.