Joe White, a farmer and Kane County Farm Bureau president, works on the engine of one of his tractors on Thursday, December 20, 2012. Like many Kane County farmers, White is hoping for a wet winter and spring to alleviate the effects of this year's drought. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
Joe White, a farmer and Kane County Farm Bureau president, opens the doors to one of his barns as he prepares to move one of his trucks for maintenance work on Thursday, December 20, 2012. Like many Kane County farmers, White is hoping for a wet winter and spring to alleviate the effects of this year's drought. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
Joe White, a farmer and Kane County Farm Bureau president, climbs down from the cab of one of his trucks before moving the cab to another barn for some maintenance work on Thursday, December 20, 2012. Like many Kane County farmers, White is hoping for a wet winter and spring to alleviate the effects of this year's drought. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
Joe White, a farmer and Kane County Farm Bureau president, inspects the engine compartment of one of his tractors on Thursday, December 20, 2012. Like many Kane County farmers, White is hoping for a wet winter and spring to alleviate the effects of this year's drought. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
Joe White sweeps debris from underneath one of his trucks as he does maintenance work around his Kane County farm on Thursday, December 20, 2012. Like many Kane County farmers, White is hoping for a wet winter and spring to alleviate the effects of this year's drought. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
Joe White (above) and his son, Jason, work on a tractor on Joe White's Kane County farm on Thursday, December 20, 2012.
This year, Fox Valley farmers are praying for a little snow. “Some snow now would be beneficial, because there’s no frost on the ground,” said Joe White, a corn, soybean and wheat farmer, and the president of the Kane County Farm Bureau. Although planting season …
