Winter weather stalls Minnesota planting

Wintery weather kept Minnesota farmers out of the fields last week.  The USDA says part of the state received snow and the areas that didn’t were still too cold and wet for any fieldwork.

Only a handful of producers were able to spread manure in selected fields where the ground would support equipment.

USDA officials say the weather has delayed spring planting of oats, potatoes, wheat, and sugar beets by as much as 34 points, since none of it is planted yet.

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