Why Dallas area spring rains may bring the best growing season in recent years

A study in Ohio showed that in that state, annual rainfall drops nitrogen from the atmosphere into the soil at a rate equivalent to 17 pounds of synthetic fertilizer being added. This is one of the many ways, obvious or not so obvious, that rainfall benefits us.

Texas farmer Marshall Hinsley thinks that the abundance of rainfall this year will bring one of the best growing seasons since 2009.

His reasons appear in this article from Culture Map Dallas.