Southwest Nebraska farmer Andy Jobman says timely rains have significantly recharged the soil profile helping crops get off to a fast start.

“Going into planting, we were probably in a record drought situation. We were running center pivots ahead of planting, trying to build up some soil moisture. We’ve had some very beneficial rains that have really helped us crop tremendously where we’re at.”

He tells Brownfield it wasn’t the smoothest planting season, but he won’t complain about moisture.

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