Encircled: The First Harvest in a New Era at Yarnell Farm This week’s soybean harvest at Yarnell Farm wasn’t just another routine in the farming calendar. It marked the first crop grown with the entire farm surrounded by development. On Tuesday and Wednesday, a combine moved through rows of soybeans off Africa Road in Delaware County, as construction equipment and new infrastructure developments loomed just beyond the field. What once was an expanse of open farmland is now hemmed in by offices, condominiums, and the latest commercial expansion.

This week’s soybean harvest at Yarnell Farm wasn’t just another routine in the farming calendar. It marked the first crop grown with the entire farm surrounded by development. On Tuesday and Wednesday, a combine moved through rows of soybeans off Africa Road in Delaware County, as construction equipment and new infrastructure developments loomed just beyond the field. What once was an expanse of open farmland is now hemmed in by offices, condominiums, and the latest commercial expansion. For The Westerville News Paid Subscribers.