Minnesota Farm Scene, Arlington, MN

from flickr user Adam Johnson
A well-used barn sits among a field of bushy, green soybeans near the southern Minnesota town of Arlington. It's hard to believe that harvest typically begins a bit over two months from now.

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Soybean sunset

from flickr user Ernie vater
Contour farming, the practice of planting your crops with the contours of the land, produces remarkable patterns in the fields as shown in this photo from southern Minnesota.

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Wind Farm - Hartland, MN

from flickr user jberg182
Empty spaces abound in this harvested soybean field south of Hartland, MN in one of Alliant Energy's wind fields. This collection of wind turbines stretches from just north of Albert Lea, MN north to Hartland and possibly beyond and spans a wide swath of farm land from east to west. It is quite the site to see when traveling along Minnesota Highway 13.

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Empty Cohasset Coal Approaching Crookston

from flickr user bkays1381
The photographer says: Westbound empty coal drag passes a big established tree near the location of Burwell through a landscape of soybeans nearing harvest. In a few moments the grade crossing signals for MN state highways 9 & 102 will engage and the horn blasting can begin.

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