Nebraska farmer hoping timely rains continue

South Central Nebraska farmer Don Batie says he’s concerned that timely rains may quit, and drought will intensify.

“Last weekend we had an 80 percent chance very day and ended up with a whopping 80-hundreths.”

He tells Brownfield drought improvement has been spotty with the latest US Drought Monitor showing the region in moderate or severe drought, an improvement from extreme and exceptional drought earlier this year. “We got a lot of snow this winter.

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