A leading ag meteorologist is expecting a dry growing season west of the Mississippi River and a wet one to the east.

Eric Snodgrass with Nutrien Ag Solutions tells Brownfield if current drought impacts west of the river aren’t relieved by the beginning of April, growers could have a rough growing season.

“The have a Mediterranean climate; basically, when you get to April, their rain shuts off normally,” he said. “So, whatever they don’t have by that point, is going to be problematic.”

He said 75 percent of the lower 48 states are already in some form of drought.

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