BROWNSBURG, Ind. — It’s been yet another hot and dry summer across the state. With fall just around the corner, Hogan Farms in Brownsburg is doing all it can to ring in the season safely.

Last year was a harsh reality, making it clear that change needed to happen.

“We had a little bit over half our field go bad on us,” farm manager Stacy Bonner said.

The farm has been growing its pumpkins in Danville this year after soil conditions nearly ruined last season’s crop.

“[They’ll] still be the same quality and same volume, just from a different field,” Bonner said.

The weather is also not playing in their favor, something that’s been true for the last couple of years.

“It’s hard to know when to plant,” Bonner said. “If you’re going to have a cool, wet year, you can plant later. If it’s go

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