Staples, Minnesota farmer Ben Olander started planting corn in mid-April and is finished. Olander said there are pros and cons to getting corn in the ground so early. “It’s doing really good; the issue that we are going to have is that it will be two-to-three weeks ahead of the rest so spraying will be a bit off schedule.” Overall, the moisture has been beneficial, especially, after last year’s lack of rain. “We are all dry land and deal with a lot of different soil types that tend to swallow a lot of rain.”
