A work-trip late yesterday across the heart of west-central Wisconsin showed that last year’s challenging season for crops still lingers while the land is readying itself for a new growing season.
Corn from last year still stands in plenty of fields between Osseo and Stratford. But runoff from snow melting on the fields is filling creeks and rivers.
Rock Creek crossing state Highway 98 between Loyal and Spencer is among the most notable places where the runoff water has risen above banks. Though the late-winter warmth might seem to have been bringing about a slow and steady thaw, the amount of snow that covered that rural countryside apparently is enough to make that and other regional waterways rise with a spring-like flush.
Add the full Worm Moon to the mix, and the moonlit drive last night brought wonders and plenty of questions to anyone who’s ever been interested in farming.
And wishes under that moon’s brightness certainly included hope that the 2020 growing season treats our farmers better than the farmers were treated during the 2019 growing season.
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