There are major differences in crop conditions in west-central Minnesota this season. Richard Syverson farms at Clontarff, northwest of Benson, and is surprised by what he’s seeing in his fields. “The better the soil, the worse the crop this year; I farm some marginal ground and that corn looks great.” The corn has very shallow roots and that may be a problem. “A crop that’s used to getting rained on twice a week that misses one of those showers starts to throw up the white flag pretty fast.”
