If you recall, we have basically been dealing with drought for the past two years here in Iowa. It seems now that our state may have been suffering longer than others. That doesn’t mean we aren’t getting our rain at all, it’s just that harvest isn’t the most convenient time. Of course, this isn’t happening just to the state of Iowa, but it is happening across the corn belt.
Harvest in the Midwest started off early for a change but hasn’t been able to stay ahead of schedule. Frequent bouts of showers have slowed the harvest pace down to average or even maybe just a little behind average. Ryan Martin is an AG meteorologist out of Indiana, and he says harvest in the corn belt is getting tougher because of this wetter weather pattern.
Thankfully, we seem to be getting a longer fall. Even as we speak today we could see temperatures nearing 80 degrees and into the mid-70s for the next couple of days. However, rain showers are also a large part of our upcoming forecast. Martin says that farmers are gonna need every extra day of a longer fall that they can get.
While many in the plain States and the upper Midwest don’t have a lot left to harvest, they’re gonna at least see some more moisture coming through over the next couple of days.
in contrast, farmers in the southern states along the delta and the Deep South finished harvest earlier this year. Unlike the upper Midwest and the plain states, they are hoping to get more rain to recharge their ground. Also, the lower Mississippi levels need much more moisture to get anywhere near normal.
