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The final 2015 harvest report released this week  showed Minnesota farmers enjoyed a bumper crop — 


However, that abundant yield helped drive down prices that farmers received for their crops. 


Throughout the growing season, we've checked in with Larry Dreier, a farmer in Norwood, Minn. He runs a dairy operation and also grows corn and soybeans. He spoke with MPR's Cathy Wurzer about his season.

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Minnesota farmers enjoyed a bumper crop in 2015, but that helped drive prices down.

The final harvest report for 2015 was released this week and it showed that Minnesota farmers had a bumper crop. A record amount of corn and soybeans were harvested in the state, but that helped drive the price that farmers get for their crops down. Throughout the growing season we checked in with Larry Dreier, a farmer in Norwood, Minnesota. He runs a dairy operation and grows corn and soybeans as well. He joins me on the phone.

Norwood farmer: 2015 season earns a 'C'

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