Home › Will Snowfall Increase Soil Moisture in Drought-Stricken Areas?
 

Keywords :   


Will Snowfall Increase Soil Moisture in Drought-Stricken Areas?

2013-02-12 22:25:00| Corn & Soybean Digest

Source: Answer Plot Advisor, WinField Except for the Pacific Northwest and state of Louisiana, much of the area west of the Mississippi River is still experiencing severe to exceptional drought, causing real concern that last year's drought will extend into the 2013 growing season. Snow can certainly help return moisture to the soils in some of these areas, but a lot needs to fall to make an impact; 10 in. of snow only equals about an inch of rain. read more

Tags: areas increase soil moisture

Category:Agriculture and Forestry

Latest from this category

All news
22.11Trump expected to tab Kelly Loeffler for Secretary of Agriculture
22.11Hay supply is likely up, but winter feed costs still matter
22.11Future plans for US SHIP and USDA's role explored
22.11Strategy for increasing feed efficiency for cows
22.11Top 3 myths of cattle marketing
22.11Carcass management workshop gets pork producers FAD prepared
22.11Are we close to eliminating Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae from the U.S. swine herd?
22.11Costa to challenge Scott for top House Agriculture Democrat role
Agriculture and Forestry »
24.11Portrait.Of.Pirates ver2.5
24.11Switch
24.11 / TIN
24.11duranduranALMGHTY 26.5cm
24.11straykids skzoo
24.11 4
24.11 TrioTryiT Figure21
24.11
More »