We are well into harvest on the Stevens farm. Weather has thrown us a few wrenches, but yields are looking good and spirits are still high.
The sun colors the sky behind a tractor with the beet topper attached at Stevens Farms near Montevideo, Minn. Beet harvest work paused during hot October days. Crews typically work from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m.
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Some soybean fields have produced yields that exceeded Horsager's expectations at her western Minnesota farm.
Corn yields for Horsager have been much better than in recent years. "A much-needed encouragement," she said.
Megan Horsager grows sugar beets, corn, soybeans and alfalfa with her dad at Stevens Farms northeast of Montevideo, Minnesota. She’s involved with Minnesota Farm Bureau as chairwoman on the Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee and completed the Minnesota Agriculture and Rural Leadership program in 2024.
