With winter mostly behind us, farmers are preparing to take to the field for planting season.
One meteorologist says that farmers in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio will likely face a very active pattern this month leading into April.
BAM Weather consultant Bret Walts says that many Midwest farmers may be hard-pressed to find consistent dry periods to get into the fields.
The Climate Prediction Center backs that, showing above-average changes for precipitation for the eastern Corn Belt on both the one and three-month outlooks.
However, moving farther west, things look drier. States like Nebraska, South Dakota, western Iowa, and Oklahoma anticipate worsening drought conditions.
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