Across the Corn Belt, freezes were noted early Friday in parts of North Dakota and northern sections of Minnesota and Wisconsin. In eastern North Dakota, Friday morning’s low temperatures dipped to 29° in Grand Forks and 31° in Fargo. Meanwhile, a chilly rain is falling across much of the eastern Corn Belt. Friday’s high temperatures will remain below 60° in a large Midwestern area stretching from Iowa to Michigan. The rain and below-normal temperatures are slowing fieldwork and crop development—but boosting moisture supplies for corn and soybeans.

…