Posted 3/27/2013 21:54 (#2996546 - in reply to #2996422) Subject: Re: Todays CC pic
Central Missouri
Eddie,
You have more microbial activity in the cover crops than in the bare stalks. Microbes release energy from their processes so they are releasing heat which is melting snow. Also the ground was warmer there when the snow landed too, so it was melting faster to begin with.