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Barton Community College will have no classes during its spring break from March 14-18. Barton’s offices will remain open through March 16 but will be closed March 17 and 18. The college’s regular class schedule and business hours will resume Monday, March 21.

As of March 1, severe drought has enveloped our area. The drought level continues to increase as you head towards the northwest and especially the southwest corner of the state. This combined with the extremely mild conditions is doing wheat no favors.

With the drought conditions in our state producers, whether wheat or other crops have some decisions to make and need a crystal ball. So what do they have to consider and how will they decide? First, let’s take a look at the long-term outlook for our area.