U.S. National Weather Service photo of burn scars after multiple wild fires near Lake Benton, Minnesota October 11th
Field fires have been breaking out across the Corn Belt in recent weeks.
Southwest Minnesota farmer Bob Worth says it’s been dry and blustery with winds gusting over 50 miles per hour at times.
“We actually shut down the machines because we run chopping corn heads, and if such a thing (like) hitting a rock that threw a spark, there’d be fire and you wouldn’t be able to contain it at all.”
He tells Brownfield they have their chisel plow nearby just in case.
