Minnesota is now the land of 60,000 lakes after spring, summer rains - Brian Thalmann

Minnesota does have an easy nickname to use here, but the road ahead is hard for farmers in the state. Heavy rain in one weekend was not the first time rain fell delaying planting and creating a series of issues of producers in the state. Brian Thalmann of Plato is has seen had a lot of starts and stops this growing season and filled in some stories from on the ground and his view from the board of the National Corn Growers Association.