An organic row crop farmer in west-central Minnesota sums up 2021 as “surprising.”

Carolyn Olson of Cottonwood says her expectations were low going into harvest because of the drought.

“Our yields were decent all across the board, from our small grains, wheat and oats, to our soybeans (and) corn. We were actually pleased with our yields.”

She tells Brownfield her area suffered from extreme drought most of the summer.

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