Crops harvested quickly in Iowa
10/16/2024 12:20:23 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Fire
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Iowa
New Hampton, IA
Start Date: 10/16/2024
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The dry weather at harvest time allowed Iowa farmers to get crops out of the fields quickly.
Dry pastures forced some ranchers to begin feeding hay in August.
Dry conditions raised the danger of field fires. Fifty-eight of Iowa’s ninety-nine counties had burn bans.
Southwest Iowa News Source (Atlantic, Iowa), Oct 16, 2024
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