BROOKLYN, Wis. -- The beautiful early November weather was welcomed by area farmers still trying to overcome the setbacks experienced by this year’s unusually cool summer.

Soy bean and corn growers are about one month behind where they'd like to be at this time.

Checking an ear of corn, Kevin Klahn, owner of Klondike Farms in Brooklyn, said, "It's still soft on the end. It never reached its maturity."

One big problem is that grain crops are holding too much moisture, and drying the crops is becoming a costly challenge, WISC-TV reported.

Klahn said he's hoping to wrap up harvesting soy beans in the next few days, noting that he typically tries to finish all harvesting by Thanksgiving.

This year, he said, that's simply not going to happen.

"If the weather cooperates now, we can play catch up and get to a point where we'll finish well behind schedule, but we'll finish," said Klahn.

According to Klahn, an early heavy snowfall that would keep farmers out of the fields is the worst-case scenario.

Another area farmer experiencing similar problems is Dave Kanable of the Oregon Farm Center.

"They're coming in," said Kanable, of his crops. "But it's going to be high-drying costs and we've got one of the poorest quality crops we've had in years."

Dryers are working at about one-third normal capacities because of the high-moisture grain.

It's a process that can cost as much as $600 per truck load.

"This year is extremely tough on the farmers because they're trying to decide whether they’re going to bring the grain in or let it sit out. Most of them are starting to bring it in," said Kanable.

All farmers can do now is to continue the harvest and hope that Mother Nature gets in a more cooperative mood than she’s been.

The current high corn price will help, but there's no question that this year's crop will not meet expectations.

"With the poor quality corn, with the extra fees in the drying, and the extra transportation costs, I think we're probably twenty percent less than what we had anticipated," said Klahn.

Area farmers aren't sure how the warm weather like southern Wisconsin had the first weekend of November will impact crops in the field.

They hope it will help dry the grain a little bit, which would help when it goes to the dryer.

A little good news would help raise the dampened spirits of farmers tired from putting in longer hours later in the season than they’re used to.

"It’s been a struggle to know that you have the workload ahead of you," said Klahn.