COLUMBIA — Rain and snow this winter have provided much-needed moisture to central Missouri topsoil, but scientists say the above-average precipitation hasn't reached the deeper soils that crops and plants depend on.
Despite snow and rain, deeper soil remains too dry for crops
Friday, March 8, 2013 | 6:00 a.m. CST;
updated 6:56 a.m. CST, Friday, March 8, 2013
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