Look For Moisture This Summer

An article by Tyne Morgan on Dairy Herd Management

After months of relentless drought across much of farm country, meteorologist Eric Snodgrass says a major weather pattern shift is underway, and it could bring much-needed relief to some of the driest areas of the U.S. heading into summer.

Nearly 75% of the country remains in some form of drought, but Snodgrass says forecast models are signaling widespread rainfall from Texas through the Midwest and into the Southeast over the next several weeks, with some areas expected to pick up several inches of rain. And while El Niño headlines continue to fuel concerns about extreme weather and even global food shortages, Snodgrass says producers should pay closer attention to ocean temperatures off the West Coast than fear-driven forecasts circulating online.

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