Farmers facing extreme winds, wildfires searching for answers and moisture

A pair Western Corn Belt farmers say they’re left with few solutions to start the growing season after extreme winds and wildfires destroyed cropland.

South Central Nebraska farmer Tim Rowe tells Brownfield his priority is to irrigate and not disturb the soil. “We’ve got to get this wind stop somehow to let any type of vegetation start whatsoever and then we can continue to go on from there,” he says. But, I don’t think this wind is going to stop until we get a rain event.”

Rowe, who farmers near Elwood, says planting will need to begin soon.

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