Northwest Iowa — The first full week of fall is in the books, and even with some very heavy rainfall a little over a week ago, northwest Iowa farmers have already got a good start on the harvest.
Even weather experts admit it’s been an unusual growing season. Meteorologist Dennis Todey, director of the U-S-D-A’s Midwest Climate Hub in Ames, says 2018 is turning out to be a year of extremes, to be sure.
After the late start due to the cold, wet conditions, the heat wave rolled in.
Despite the ups and downs, it ended up being a decent season for most growers.
Updated computer models show cooler-than-normal temperatures across the region into October.
