The region is currently experiencing varying levels of drought according to the National Weather Service. Local wheat farmers are keeping an eye on those conditions and hoping for rain at the right time. Fourth generation farmer Bill Flory says, “As you can see on the prairie, there’s still snow. Flory says it’s all about timing of rain that will determine the condition of upcoming crops. "We need intermittent rain through the spring and through the early summer to yield good crops,” said Flory. “Last year was a perfect storm of no rain." Last year, after an ideal start to the spring with precipitation, everything dried up and local wheat producers were affected. “We got less than 40% of our average production last year,” said Flory. “It's a little tenuous right now. We're going to need great rains regularly."