Prospects are high for emerging small grains across Minnesota.

University of Minnesota Extension small grains agronomist Jochum Wiersma says planting began in earnest after Easter weekend, and despite some frigid mornings, crops look good.

“There are very few stand problems overall in small grains. It took a while for the earlier stuff to get up and accumulate heat units, but none of it really froze out.”

He tells Brownfield small grains planted later in April look good too.

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