Hay growers benefited from dry January

Hay and grain growers in Northern California say that the recent run of dry weather has given them an opportunity to begin preparing fields for planting. Often at this time of year, hay growers are kept indoors by wet and foggy weather, limiting activities to equipment maintenance. Farmers say that while the dry weather entices them to start planting early, they may hold off until later this month to avoid the crop ripening too early and encountering rain during the harvest