Forecast calls for needed moisture & better planting conditions

An atmospheric scientist says farmers in parts of the corn belt are getting concerned about the lack of moisture.

Eric Snodgrass with Nutrien Ag Solutions tells Brownfield drought conditions are more widespread. “The drought monitor that just came out shows an extension of the drought area abnormally dry now going into more of Missouri, Iowa, and Illinois.”

But, Snodgrass says the forecast has some much-needed relief for some areas over the next week.

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