Minnesota corn planting improves 15% in last week, but still 44% behind normal

Corn planting in Minnesota improved from six to 21 percent complete this past week. But the USDA says this year’s pace still lags well behind the five-year average of 65 percent. West-central Minnesota farmer Zach Johnson says his first 500 acres are in. “Some of it we pushed in a little bit early. The soil …

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