A southwest Minnesota organic crop farmer describes harvest as smooth. Carolyn Olson farms in Lyon County. “We had some very minimal breakdowns, and I like to joke that we had minimal breakdowns on machinery or mentally. So that’s always good.” She tells Brownfield yields were decent. “It’s hard to know what to expect. We’ve had […]
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