THE WEATHER IS WARMING UP AND THE TRACTORS ARE HEADING INTO THE FIELDS AS IOWA FARMERS START THE PLANTING SEASON.
ANGIE RIECK HINZ, A FIELD AGRONOMIST WITH THE IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION, SAYS SHE’S SPOTTED PLENTY OF ACTIVITY THIS PAST WEEK IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE.
PLANTING1 OC……FIELD OPERATIONS. :14
THE NEW MAP RELEASED LAST WEEK BY THE IOWA DROUGHT MONITOR SHOWS SLIGHT IMPROVEMENTS IN ALL CATEGORIES, THOUGH THERE’S STILL A BIG SPLOTCH OF RED IN NORTHEAST AND EAST-CENTRAL IOWA — AS 32-PERCENT OF THE STATE REMAINS UNDER SEVERE OR EXTREME DROUGHT.
RIECK HINZ SAYS, AS ALWAYS, RAIN WILL BE KEY IN THE SUCCESS OF THIS NEXT CROP.
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THE SHORT-TERM FORECAST CALLS FOR RAIN LATE MONDAY INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
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