Northwest Iowa — After a very iffy spring, with some very late planting dates, most of the crops in our area are looking pretty good.
But Iowa State University Extension Agronomist Joel De Jong says the different planting dates still have the potential of being a long-term problem.
De Jong tells us that besides the possibility of a wet harvest season and immature crops adding up to a bigger problem, there are other issues to keep in mind as well.
As we always hear, the further out you try to predict the weather, the less certain forecasts are. But the National Weather Service says that 30 days from now, chances are favoring slightly above-normal precipitation and below normal temperatures. The three-month outlook is similar for precipitation, but it’s predicting ABOVE-normal temperatures.
