There is such a thing as ideal conditions for planting
Many areas of the upper Midwest are seeing near ideal conditions for the start of spring planting. Farm management analyst Kent Thiesse breaks down what ideal conditions look like.
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Many areas of the upper Midwest are seeing near ideal conditions for the start of spring planting. Farm management analyst Kent Thiesse breaks down what ideal conditions look like.
Moderate drought area drops from 25% to 8% since 2023
On the latest drought monitor update, Pueblo County is sticking out like a sore thumb. Southeastern Colorado is under the worst drought in the state right now.
With some areas of Eastern North Carolina more than 10 inches behind normal rainfall amounts since last fall, drought is growing across the region.
Wet weather in portions of Colorado was an anomaly during an otherwise dry March in the western United States.