The northern crops are not in danger, as temperatures have been near freezing for the past couple of weeks and additional snow cover is expected in some areas before the coldest temperatures hit. Some of that need will be filled in the coming week with widespread rain and snow forecast. Any precipitation that falls in Texas or southwestern Oklahoma will be good for short-term crop development. Rainfall will become more important beginning in late March and early April as winter wheat development increases rapidly. Soft winter wheat is expected to begin with a good start this spring.
Soil moisture is plentiful throughout the Pacific Northwest and into Montana.
Additionally, both the Delta and Southeast have seen an abundance of precipitation this winter, which should translate into a beneficial start to spring plant development for soft red winter wheat.