These two options can be frustrating for the farmer who is either waiting for fields to be dry enough for work or concerned ...

An exception to that may be the greater Grand Forks area, where the snow cover is minimal and there is much dark ground showing in the fields. These dark areas will absorb sunlight, warming the ...

Without snow cover, ice melts faster and sooner than usual, exposing water to evaporation. "In the spring we get what's called a 'freshet' where that snow all melts in a relatively small amount of ...