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Wet, mucky weather challenging livestock

Soggy fields haven’t been the only issue for some Michigan farmers battling a warmer and wetter end to winter.

Michigan Cattlemen Association President Earl Souva farms in southwest Michigan.

“It was extremely difficult to keep cattle clean and dry, keeping bedding fresh was quite a challenge these last couple of months,” he shares.

He tells Brownfield never experiencing a solid frost will also likely lead to insect pressures this growing season.

Michigan State University Extension educators report at least five inches of precipitation moved through that region over the past month.