. WHAT A WEATHER WEEK IT'S BEEN. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S ONE PLACE AT THE FAIRGROUNDS WHERE ALL OF THE RIBBON WINNERS ARE GROWN IN MINNESOTA. IT'S THE AGRICULTURE HORTICULTURE BUILDING. AND THAT'S WHERE MY PARTNER KEVIN DORN IS TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT THE GROWING SEASON. HEY KEV. >> HEY, LINDSAY. YOU KNOW THE STATE FAIR STARTED BACK IN THE 1880S AS A WAY TO SHOWCASE AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE AND TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT IT. AND THAT'S WHY I WANTED DAVE. NIKOLAI. HE'S A UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION CROP EDUCATOR. AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE GROWING SEASON AND WHAT WE CAN EXPECT FOR THE HARVEST. AND DAVE, YOU WANTED TO COME TO SEED IDENTIFICATION. WHAT IS THIS? WELL, WE WANT AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW FOLKS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT CROPS THAT WE GROW IN MINNESOTA. >> SO NOTHING BETTER THAN HAVING A SEED DISPLAY. SO I'M GOING TO WHIP THROUGH THEM FOR ME. OKAY. WILD RICE. WE HAVE CANOLA. WE HAVE NAVY BEAN. WE HAVE BARLEY. WE HAVE SUNFLOWER FOR SOYBEANS. WE WHEAT BUCKWHEAT OAT AND FINALLY FLAX. >> AND WHICH ONE DO WE EXPORT THE MOST. OH FAR AND AWAY IT'S GOING TO BE NUMBER SIX. >> IT'S GOING TO BE SOYBEANS NUMBER ONE. >> NOW YOU'RE HOLDING AN EAR OF CORN HERE. AND BECAUSE THE HARVEST IS YOU SAY WE'RE NOT THERE YET. BUT WHAT SHOULD FARMERS BE? WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING FOR? >> WELL, THEY'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS. THIS IS AN EAR OF CORN FROM SAINT PAUL CAMPUS. AND WE PLANT IT EXTREMELY EARLY, BUT IT'S AN 85 DAY RELATIVE MATURITY HYBRID. AND YOU'LL SEE THAT, OH, IT'S AN 85 DAY HYBRID. IT'S REAL EARLY TO GET TO GET TO SHOW THIS WAY. AND SO FORTH. SO WE HAVE FULL KERNELS FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER, AND THEY'RE ALREADY DENTED. AND IN THIS CASE THIS IS WHAT FARMERS WOULD BE LOOKING FOR. PROBABLY MID TO LATE SEPTEMBER. WE'RE NOT QUITE THERE YET FOR A LOT OF OUR CROP. >> IT'S BEEN A TOUGH YEAR. YOU SAY, OH, IT'S BEEN A VERY TOUGH YEAR. >> WE'VE HAD EXCESSIVE RAINFALL , PROBABLY 25% MORE THAN WE NORMALLY HAVE. UH, WE'RE SECOND WETTEST THAT WE'VE HAD IN TERMS OF THE METRO AREA, BUT THAT IS A RESULTED IN SOME OF OUR CORN PLANTS EITHER BEING SHORT OR MISSING BECAUSE THEY'RE BEING DROWNED OUT IN SITUATIONS WITH THAT. >> AND WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FOR THE HARVEST THEN? >> WELL, SOME OF THE PROJECTIONS HAVE BEEN AS LOW AS 170 BUSHELS PER ACRE. NOW, THE NATIONWIDE AVERAGE IS EXPECTED AT 181. SO WE'RE BEHIND THAT IN TERMS OF THAT SITUATION WITH THAT, WE'LL SEE HOW THAT DEVELOPS. THAT'S JUST A PROJECTION OKAY. >> DAVE NIKOLAI, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION CROP EDUCATOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EDUCATING US. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT'S ALL FOR NOW FROM THE STATE FAIR. LINDSAY, BACK TO YOU. >> YEAH. AND HE DIDN'T HAVE TO