An El Nino typically brings warmer and drier winter conditions to the Northern Plains. Nutrien Ag Solutions Principal Atmospheric Scientist Eric Snodgrass spoke at a BASF event in Fargo and said this El Nino is ‘punching below its weight class.’ “We’re not yet seeing the typical El Nino behavior so I’ll question whether or not it’s going to do what it typically does, I don’t think we’re gonna have that,” Snodgrass told RRFN. “We actually want to have a pretty nasty winter, believe it or not, it’s actually good for the soil and that snow is good for the melt in the spring and gets us in a better position for the following year.” Due to dry conditions, water levels are low on the Mississippi River, Amazon River and Panama Canal. Snodgrass is worried about the impact on transportation for these three major waterways.
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