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Published October 21 2009

A cold and wet mess


A farmer harvests soybeans Tuesday in a field along 45th Avenue Southeast near Willmar. The unseasonably cold and wet weather through the first two-plus weeks of October has been particularly hard on regional farmers. One official with the University of Minnesota Extension call the situation serious. Just 34 percent of the state’s soybean crop has so far been harvested. Tribune photo by Gary Miller