Persistent cold, wintry conditions kept many Minnesota farmers out of the field last week.
The latest USDA crop progress report says oat planting is well behind a year ago and the five-year average at just 1 percent complete.
Southwest Minnesota corn and soybean farmer Mark Enninga tells Brownfield it will be at least two weeks before he can begin planting.
“I don’t have a lot more confidence in the weather forecast beyond that.
