Meteorologist Cindi Clawson looks at new areas of concern in the root zone moisture map.
New Areas of Concern in the New Root Zone Moisture Map
Meteorologist Cindi Clawson looks at new areas of concern in the root zone moisture map.
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While many farmers in the state were delighted by the results the 2025 season delivered, that wasn’t the case everywhere. In some areas, Mother Nature delivered a series of agronomic problems that dominoed and turned a potential bin buster crop into one that was average at best by harvest.
The crop took it on the chin this season, with some Iowa farmers reporting huge yield losses as harvest gets underway. A one-time fungicide application helped, but it wasn’t enough to buck severe disease pressure, allowing it to return.
The amount of damage that can occur in crops depends largely upon these factors — how cold it gets and for how many hours, and the plants’ stage of development.
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