Determine risk/reward for harvesting practices in muddy conditions

By ANDREA JOHNSON Editor
Oct 27, 2017
Oct 27, 2017 Updated Oct 27, 2017

Rutted field — Farmers may have to harvest soybeans in muddy conditions leading to ruts that need management ahead of planting. Photo by Andrea Johnson

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By ANDREA JOHNSON Editor

Harvesting conditions in 2017 run the gamut across southern and central Minnesota.

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