What an unseasonably warm winter will mean for farmers this year

Red Gate Alpaca Farm
Red Gate Alpaca Farm in Dundas, Minnesota earlier this month.
Nicole Neri for MPR News

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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