Snowfall in the Humboldt area has been well-below normal, and it will have a broad effect on farmers come spring time.

The amount of snow the area has received over the past couple weeks has been moderate, to say the least. And with that lack of snow, comes lack of moisture, which is a critical part of seeding and proper growth for any crop.

Dwight Odeline, a Quill Lake area farmer gave us a good idea of what to expect for the start of the 2019 farming year.

"Well, it is nice to have snowfall to recharge the soil, but any excess just turns into runoff anyways, but I think from the way things have been this year we could definitely handle some more. The quality of the soil is largely determined by the amount of moisture as well as how fast it melts."

Odeline also gave us insight into how this affects farmers and their crop production.

"In the previous two years, we have only had around five inches of rainfall, which creates a great capacity for the soil to hold moisture. Depending on how much snowfall we get, crops could go either way."

Odeline also noted that most of the crops grown in the area are highly-moisture dependant, and that previous dry-spells are causing some concern amongst other farmers.