Cold, wet weather slows fieldwork in Nebraska

USDA says cold, wet weather slowed fieldwork in Nebraska but helped moisture levels

Associated Press – Tue, Apr 23, 2013

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Recent cold, wet weather has slowed fieldwork in Nebraska as farmers get ready to plant crops and ranchers tend to their cattle. 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday that soil moisture levels improved in eastern Nebraska, but most of the western counties received less than half an inch of moisture last week. 

About 41 percent of the topsoil and 90 percent of the subsoil in the state rated short or very short on moisture.

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