Making up for lost time, three corn pickers are going at once to bring in the corn harvest on this farm in Princeton. Warm September weather helped increase the size of the Minnesota corn crop but wet weather in October hindered farmers from harvesting their corn and soybean crops. The U.S. Agriculture Department said in early October that state farmers should harvest more than 1.2 billion bushels. Corn is the state's most valuable cash crop, and this year's bumper harvest could be worth almost $4 billion. The USDA says the Minnesota soybean harvest should average 40 bushels an acre. (Princeton Union-Eagle photo by Joel Stottrup)| < Prev | Next > |
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