Farms.com Home  › News

SOUTHERN MINNESOTA FARMER PLEASED WITH CROP YIELDS

South-central Minnesota farmer Tim Waibel is done harvesting soybeans and says he’s making good headway on corn.

“We’ve been pretty lucky. We got our beans out a day ago and then went back into corn.”

The Courtland farmer tells Brownfield soybean yields were better than expected considering the dry growing season.

“Probably end up real close to 70 for an average across the board, which I consider very favorable.”

Waibel indicates similar results in corn with about 60 percent of the crop left to harvest.

Click here to see more...

Trending Video

Senate Draft of Farm Bill 2.0

Video: Senate Draft of Farm Bill 2.0

The Senate's Farm Bill 2.0 comes after the House took the first major step in late April by a vote of 224 to 200. It prioritized more money for farmers, changes to SNAP requirements, and fewer regulations on agriculture. Now, Senate lawmakers are working to craft their own version.