Southeast Minnesota farmer calls this “one of the most wild springs”

Southeast Minnesota farmer calls this “one of the most wild springs”

A spring that started very dry has turned extremely wet in southeast Minnesota.

Collin Emery grows corn, soybeans, and canning crops near Northfield and says they applied anhydrous ammonia in mid-March and began planting corn the second week of April.

“We got a really good push done, and it’s been one of the most wild springs I think I’ve ever been around for.”

He tells Brownfield that’s because of heavy snow that followed anhydrous applications and torrential rains that came after a few days of planting.

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