Winter's Large Doses Of Snow Could Spur Earlier-Than-Usual Spring Planting

By John Lauritsen, CBS Minnesota

February 28, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS -- There is a warm weather business that's loving all this snow. Believe it or not, spring planting for farmers could begin in early April.

After a couple of dry growing years, their fields could be getting a head start on spring planting.

"2022 for south central and southwest Minnesota was dry," said Dave Pfarr, agronomist with Pioneer.

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