Wrap: US Department of Agriculture's agricultural statistician Tommy Sallee is not too worried about what the snowfall means for crops.

Sallee says the snow will actually help protect the crop from the cold winter air through insulation.

He says because the winter crop is seeded in the fall, they are not prone to a winter kill.

The snow will also protect lawns better than if the grass was exposed to the environment.

Sallee says the larger concern should be any livestock isolated as a result of the storms .

From Jefferson City, I'm Brian Pepoon.

Wrap: Much of Missouri is covered in white, but USDA agricultural statistician Tommy Sallee says low lying crops will be unaffected by the snow.

The crops Sallee says might be in trouble are those growing from trees.

Snow will actually help insulate and protect the crops from harsh winter winds and crops are expected to be normal.

From Jefferson City, I'm Brian Pepoon.

Wrap: It may seem counterintuitive, but the cold snow covering Missouri helps insulate crops ready for spring harvest.

Winter wheat, one crop planted in Missouri during winter, is actually helped by an igloo effect snow provides.

Pomologist and professor Martin Kaps of Missouri State University says the snow will only help.

He finished by saying that farmers will not know of any damage until spring comes.

From Jefferson City, I'm Brian Pepoon.