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Photo: Dried apples

Snips, but no cold snap: Adrian Hernandez prunes apple trees in Milton-Freewater, Ore., on Thursday. The Pacific Northwest region is starting the year off with drier conditions despite above-average precipitation. A warm winter has reduced snowpack in the mountains to levels far below normal, according to the USDA. (Associated Press)
Snips, but no cold snap: Adrian Hernandez prunes apple trees in Milton-Freewater, Ore., on Thursday. The Pacific Northwest region is starting the year off with drier conditions despite above-average precipitation. A warm winter has reduced snowpack in the mountains to levels far below normal, according to the USDA.