DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Cloudy days have Ethan Zoerb concerned. While it feels good to have temperatures more moderate, his crop could use sunshine to keep building. "I've been doing yield checks this week and the crop seems to be in a holding pattern. Corn milk line is sitting about one-quarter and doesn't seem to be excited to move. Soybeans look decent, but upper pods need to fill. We've had so many overcast days this year and I think it is hurting yield potential," said Zoerb, who farms in Sherman and Custer counties near Litchfield. On the flip side, harvest is well underway in north central Alabama on Henderson Farms, where Stuart Sanderson is a partner. The farm, located near Madison, was deluged with rain early in the season, but drought arrived in late July and extended through August to hurry corn along. Sanderson and Zoerb have been reporting in this season as part of DTN's View from the Cab series. This is the 20th feature for the 2025 crop year. This week, the farmers ...