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Wisconsin farmers getting ready

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The first day of April has Wisconsin farmers getting a little anxious about starting field work.  The latest U.S. Drought Monitor lists all of Wisconsin as “abnormally dry”, U.W. Extension Agent Matt Lippert in Wood County says it was pretty wet last fall so the heavier soils are still ok but “some concern in our lighter soils.”

The light snowfall also left some of the alfalfa uncovered but Lippert says much of the state should be fine; “Really too early to tell but so far I think it should be ok.”  Although there is still the risk of freezing-and-thawing in the coming weeks.

Overall, while it is not an early spring in Wisconsin, it is still better than a year ago says Lippert: “We still had snow on the ground last year at this point.”  Lippert talks about the situation:

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