BOONE
Very little moisture and a few days of extreme cold but mostly warm conditions for the month.

BOX BUTTE
Winter crops continue in a state of stress. Warm temperatures make the wheat and evergreens try to grow. Windy, dirty days are common and there is little if any subsoil moisture to keep plants going. Rain fed moisture is needed to survive and this is less than normal, even for this relatively dry time of year. This is as challenging as it has been in years. All is not lost as snow and rain can still rescue a crop that dies a thousand deaths.

BUFFALO
Most corn stalks have been either cut for stover or are about grazed out. Snow cover has all but melted away. What remains is only in shaded areas or heavily drifted areas. Calving just beginning.

CHASE
We continue to be very short on moisture. Pasture stocking rates for the coming year are going to be cut back drastically. Some by 50% and some are not going to allow any cows in the pasture at all.

DAWES
Very little snow to provide moisture for the spring crops. Warm and dry.

DIXON
Early calving just got started in the last two weeks. Cow-calf operators are feeding mostly corn stalk and bean stubble bales along with protein supplement to help keep the feed expenses down. Moisture for spring planting continues to be a major concern.

DODGE
Winter wheat is holding up even without snow cover. Cattle continue to graze stalks.

FRANKLIN
Cattle are in good condition. Snow has melted. As of this time adequate feed stuffs. Hard to tell anything about the wheat yet.

GAGE
We are short of subsoil moisture. However, we have received normal moisture in Oct, Nov, Dec, and Jan. That isn't a lot, but we are not a dire as some believe.

HAYES
Still very dry, It has been a very mild winter so far. Calving should start going pretty strong the middle of February.

HITCHCOCK
Still very dry, It has been a very mild winter so far. Calving should start going pretty strong the middle of February.

KNOX
Cattle have gotten good use from stalks. Mixed rations have been creative as producers look for the least cost.

LINCOLN
Very dry and hay and forages are short.

PHELPS
Cows are finding adequate feed in the stalk fields with a little supplement feed. The snow cover is almost gone. Calving has not begun yet in the area. The moisture from the December snow was welcome but it is still very dry.

SHERIDAN
Still very dry with the last snow gone. Temperatures show a warming trend which could set us up for problems with winter wheat again. Calving will start in earnest in February with producers already feeding raised and purchased hay stocks.

WEBSTER
Snow cover caused extra feeding for cattle as they did not have access to stalks. Quite a bit of snow over the last month but not much moisture in it. Hay stocks are getting short in many cases as harvest was short and needs were high before going into winter.