Wendell, Minnesota farmer Steve Lacey is already done with small grain harvest. Despite the hot growing season, the crop fared better than expected. “We started barley harvest about two weeks ago and we got through that in a few days. Bushels were a little off, but we made malt. Then, we went into wheat harvest. Spring wheat harvest was slightly above average for yield, with good protein and decent test weights.” Pre-pile sugarbeet harvest begins this week for Lacey, who grows for the Minn-Dak Farmer’s Cooperative. “We were told we have a nice, respectful crop coming. As long as we can stay on top of the cercospora, we should have a good, healthy crop coming in.”
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