Cooperating Farmer Fred Lukens reports the AdFarm pinto beans received a timely rain on Friday, August 7.

Neighbor Rodney Frederick lives next to the AdFarm pinto bean field. Rodney had 1.75 inches of rain on August 7. Down the road on the Lukens farmstead, the rain gauge read ¾ inch.

The AdFarm pinto beans are flowering. Ample soil moisture at the flowering stage is critical for optimum yield.

The National Weather Service is predicting warm weather and more rain the week of August 10 in the Aneta area.

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