20-50% Of Corn Crops In 9 States Rated Poor Or Very Poor; Stockpiles Down 48% March-June

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8. My dad sold the family farm last year. Guess how the corn looks out there?

It's 5-6 ft tall and looks AMAZING. The old saying "knee-high by the 4th of July" would look ridiculous compared to these fields. Between the crazy-warm spring that allowed very early planting, the heavy rains at just the right time in early June, and the fact that central Minnesota only saw a few days of 95F or higher heat this summer, this is shaping up to be one of the best years ever for corn.

My dad just laments how the new owner is going to make a million dollars off that land this fall, while he struggled most of his life to make ends meet through the farm crises of the 80's and 90's.