Rain has been a battle for southern Minnesota farmers trying to get fields planted. Farm business analyst Kent Thiesse estimates 95 percent of the corn and 70-to-80 percent of the soybeans are planted. Thiesse says corn emergence is the biggest problem in the area right now. “Some of the corn that was planted back in April is really struggling to emerge because of the frequent rainfall and cooler temperatures. Some farmers are looking at some replant situations in those areas. It seems to be more significant in fields that were corn last year.”
