SE MN corn harvest.

[JustLOVEit]

On my way back from Rochester, i wittnes a lot of corn freshly harvested. I would say 70% of individual farmers corn crop was harvested.

This should get the deer out of there hide outs and moving for Firearm opener.

[Cwboymn1]

Hope my Farmer down there has his cut down, Last year he was taking it out in the snow.

[96trigger]

Just love it, I think we are lucky if we have 50% gone, I'd say more like 70% is left, most definitely 60-70% in Wabasha County, this week of good weather will help. The farmers have it tough right now. The corn and beans are starting to mold, it will have to come out soon regardless. Some farmers are making earlage just to get some of the corn out so it doesn't go to waste. Gonna be a tough month for them.

[JustLOVEit]

Yeah, i also notice that the farmers hasn't started yet on the beans. Don't know how that's going to effect this weekend's opener if not at all.

[james_walleye]

Just love it, I think we are lucky if we have 50% gone, I'd say more like 70% is left, most definitely 60-70% in Wabasha County, this week of good weather will help. The farmers have it tough right now. The corn and beans are starting to mold, it will have to come out soon regardless. Some farmers are making earlage just to get some of the corn out so it doesn't go to waste. Gonna be a tough month for them.

I was going to say i didnt think 25% was out when i was out and about yesterday.....

[96trigger]

They have been in the fields today and yesterday, tomorrow you can bet they will be picking like rockstars as long as they have a place to dry it. Still way too wet. I think the beans are a complete after thought right now.

[zepman]

That may be the case in S.E. Mn. but in South Central Mn. there is over 75% of corn in the fields easily. I'd bet over 50% of beans still in also.

[lcornice]

Here's the weekly crop harvest reports. They come out every Monday from USDA:

MN - weekly crop reports

In a nutshell:

soybeans 56% vs. 96% last year (97% 5-year averaage)

corn 12% vs. 51% last year (69% 5-year average)

Be careful out there!

[buckx37x]

there will be a lot of farmers in fields this wknd harvesting.

[Hodgy17]

In goodhue county there is about 15% of the corn harvested but there will be a lot of it harvested this week.

[96trigger]

Pleae be mindful of the farmers as you hunt this season. Many of them will be working around the clock. There will be combines, tractors, and semis on the road. Be alert when you are driving to and from the stand, also please be considerate. Their equipment can only go so fast and they have bigger things going on than allowing you to get to your stand in the next 5 minutes. Also be sure that you know what your backstop is. Don't want to sound preachy, but they are going to be giving it He77 the next 2 week and I'm sure that some of them, would love to be heading to a deerstand at 5:00 am instead of the next field.

[vister]

well stated trigger. with the nice weather coming up, FINALLY, my dad has decided no deer hunting for him this year. and between deer drives, i'm sure my brothers and i will be hauling semi and grain truck loads to the dryer in the yard. kinda sucks, but oh well. especially when my brother is coming home from alaska to deer hunt for the first time in years, and wont get to hunt with dad! my dad started on beans again last night, has 200 acres or so of them left out, and all of his corn is still standing. been averaging 25.6% moisture, so he and all other farmers are taking a hit when they have to dry them down to 12-13% you know what it costs to heat your house all winter. spend that a day to dry crops. hurts the pocket book. now some farmers corn has developed a toxic mold, while others have penicillin mold, which the dryer can get rid of. the toxic mold corn, however, has to be destroyed!