What an unseasonably warm winter will mean for farmers this year
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The warmest winter on record has also brought some of the lowest snow cover on record to much of Minnesota. What does the lack of snow mean for Minnesota’s soils and farmers this year? Jeff Strock is a professor with the University of Minnesota Southwest Research and Outreach Center.
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