In the far southwest corner of Minnesota, Beaver Creek farmer James Willers has dealt with abundant rainfall since mid-April. “The rivers and creeks are about as big as the Mississippi River at times,” said Willers. “A lot of that water now has gone down but the rivers are going to take a while to work their way down.” Willers was able to get all of the crop in between rains. The performance of the crop is in question though. “If you are unlucky enough to be submerged for a few days with a lack of oxygen for the crops, the crops will be pretty well shot. If they managed to be flooded and have some leaves up over the top then that corn may survive but a lot of the beans were shorter so they will probably not survive. It’s going to be interesting because what is high and dry looks good.”
