An irrigation specialist says a dry winter has created a significant water deficit across the Eastern Corn Belt.
Lyndon with Michigan State University and Purdue University tells Brownfield it’s very rare to have static water levels, or how high soil profiles are saturated, during the winter decline with many areas receiving about half the amount of moisture as normal.
“It’s been a dramatic flip as just a year ago we were still looking at wet places and people thinking about doing additional drainage, even in the sandy soils,” he explains.
