Where’s the moisture? Farmers getting concerned

The spring of 2011 is off to a very dry start, as a low-snowfall winter and mostly dry March is making the April start of planting season a bit worrisome.

“Conditions are pretty dry this spring so far,´ said Keith Maxey, interim director of the CSU Weld County Extension Service. “We’re getting to the point where we really do need some moisture.”

March, usually one of the region’s moist months, was a bust this year. Less than a quarter of an inch of precipitation fell, and by the end of the month only 1.17 inches of precipitation had been recorded in Fort…