THE START OF SEPTEMBER MEANS AREA FARMERS ARE MAKING PLANS TO HARVEST.
IOWA SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE MIKE NAIG SAYS THE END OF THE DROUGHT HAS EXPECTATIONS HIGH, AND THOSE AREAS SEEING WEATHER IMPACT DON’T BRING DOWN THE LOFTY HARVEST PROJECTIONS:
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NAIG SAYS THERE’S NEVER 100 PERCENT PERFECT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE STATE, AND THAT’S EVIDENT AGAIN THIS YEAR.
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NAIG SAYS THERE’S SOME HOPE THAT THE GROWING SEASON WILL EXTEND LATER INTO THE FALL.
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HE SAYS THERE’S MOISTURE IN THE GROUND AND THE CONDITIONS ARE GOOD RIGHT NOW FOR THE CORN AND SOYBEANS TO MATURE.
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