March was in like a lion and looks like it’s headed out like a lamb. Real spring weather is here with rainy days and above-freezing temperatures. The snow is basically all gone. Hopefully it stays that way.
We’re still not positive on how all of the alfalfa fields will end up, but we’ll know really soon. We’re keeping our fingers crossed that we don’t have too many dead spots on the field that the odd January weather impacted. For a couple of weeks now, the agronomists (our soil scientists) have been riding their four-wheelers and checking on the fields. As soon as the snow melts, they start doing routine field checks. These checks help us prepare for spring planting, and the sooner we have any information, the better.
We rely on the experts to guide our decisions – if we need to do a full field assessment now, if we need to re-plant any of the alfalfa, if we should plant something else in the field, etc. Ultimately it’s our decision, but the agronomists have studied the soil and the crops, and they will guide us toward the best decision for the land.
The same way you rely on a mechanic to tell you what’s wrong with your car and tell you the best way to fix it, we rely on the agronomists to tell us the best way to work in the fields.
