A look at a new team from Nutrien Ag Solutions to help farmers face severe weather

Severe weather is the ever constant, yet unpredictable factor for farmers, especially as we head into the planting and growing seasons, and that is what sparked a new team at Nutrien Ag Solutions!

Andrew Pritchard, the Senior Meteorologist with Nutrien Ag Solutions’ Agronomy and Environmental Science Team, joined us on the Market Day Report to discuss their new severe weather response team, what helped spark the initiative and how the team has already helped farmers during the California freeze and Hurricane Ian.

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