Rio Creek Feed Mill agronomist Adam Barta says this has been among the more interesting winters that he can remember for farmers.

Before the area saw snowfall on Friday, some farmers got out to their fields to spread nutrients and see some green up with cover crops. Barta says the dry weather has some farmers concerned early on in the season as they are used to a couple of inches of snow covering their fields at this point in the year. He adds that the wheat and alfalfa crops starting to come out of dormancy are their biggest concerns since other crops like soybeans and corn have yet to go into the ground.

Barta advises farmers to keep an eye on the numbers as much as the temperatures, with the price of some commodities dropping in the market. He is thankful that some costs, such as fertilizers and chemicals, have remained steady.

The United States Department of Agriculture will release its first Crop Progress and Condition Report on April 1st.