Rainy and cold days can be an inconvenience for many of us, but for farmers, they can be devastating.

"October has just been a bear. It's rained nearly every day and it's been cold and the crop is good, but we're very worried about whether we'll be able to get it out and whether the quality will be correct." says local farmer Larry Larson.

Larson's soybean crop is dry enough to be harvested and he's taking advantage of this brief lull in the rains to do so. But other Stateline farmers aren't so lucky.

Roger Christin of the Winnebago County Farm Bureau says this is the latest soybean harvest he can remember. If soybeans aren't harvested before the snow arrives, the plants could be crushed and entire crops lost. Corn is more resilient and can wait a little longer, but Larson is still worried.

"With corn I can see the possibility of forty to fifty percent a bushel extra cost in drying because it's so darn wet at this point. It's up over thirty percent and we haven't harvested any yet, but the time is coming where we got to get going here." adds Larson.

These extra drying costs cut into his profits and just like any other business owner he would have to cut back on spending. If lots of farmers start doing this it impacts our local economy. Despite the uncooperative weather, Larson is keeping his sense of humor.

"You have to take everything that's said by a farmer with a grain of salt because they always complain. It can always be better weather, better prices, better yields. It's just the nature of the beast." says Larson.

Crops cannot be harvested if they aren't dry enough because if they are too wet they will rot during shipping or storage. Many farmers buy crop insurance to protect them in the event of a bad harvest.

The recession has brought fertilizer and seed prices down, making it easier on farmers when compared to last year, but the recession has also brought grain and corn prices down, which has cut into profit margins.