Reminiscing with Carlson at NARC

This past week, I attended the Northern Agricultural Research Center tour. All the wagons were loaded and ready to roll when a downpour hit.

Everyone ran for the tent and witnessed .6 inches of rain fall in 15 minutes. I have to hand it to the staff, though; they did a rotating presentation in three groups in the offices until 7 p.m. when a steak dinner was served. It was a great meal for around 200 folks.

I ran into a number individuals that I’ve either worked with or played with over the past 40 plus years.

One encounter was with Gregg Carlson, who was head of the cropping program in the 198...