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Drought conditions top of mind for Nebraska farmer  

Planters will be rolling in about 90 days for Northeast Nebraska Farmer Greg Anderson.

“It’s hard to imagine with snow on the ground at home right now and the ground frozen, but things change in a hurry,” he says.

Like many farmers in his region, he says drought conditions are top of mind.

“On the minds of every Nebraska farmer is the drought situation of 2022 and will that continue, or will that break,” he says. “We’re seeing some signs of moisture and some weather systems coming through dumping some moisture. Whether it be rain or snow, that’s really encouraging.”

Anderson tells Brownfield he’s hopeful soil moisture will turn around in time for the 2023 season.  

“I think this thing is going to turn around and we’ll have a good spring. People are anxious to get out there and get planted so we’ll see how that develops. I know even for the ranchers too, the moisture situation for pastures and hay and forage has been a very big concern. We hope that even with normal rain we can get back on track. Much of Nebraska is irrigated so that does helps, but yet there’s nothing like good rains to keep us going.”

Brownfield interviewed Anderson, who is director of the Nebraska Soybean Board and governing board member for Clean Fuels Alliance America, during the recent Clean Fuels Conference in Tampa.