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Madison (WQOW/Associated Press) -- There's good news for farmers who were trying to close out the season before the end of the month.
Governor Doyle has issued an executive order giving farmers until the end of December to transport heavy harvest loads. The wet fall delayed the harvest this year. State agriculture officials say, as of Monday, only about 59% of the corn crop and 94% of soybeans were in.
A coalition of groups, including: the Wisconsin Agri-Service Association, the Wisconsin Corn Growers Association and the Wisconsin Farm Bureau, asked for the extension.
