Manning

Manning, IA · Weather
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Dry weather helps northwest Iowa farmers make up harvest progress
The outlook for the harvest season in northwest Iowa has improved dramatically. Paul Kassel grows corn and soybeans near Spencer and says September was extremely wet. “We were pretty depressed there the last couple weeks of September, man it didn’t look very good. When it wasn’t raining it was drizzling, and when it wasn’t drizzling it was foggy. So we were really concerned about the quality of the crop and stalk quality and standability. But since then we’ve had some great days.”
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Goldilocks Weather Helps Northern Iowa Unlock Garden Spot Vibes this Harvest
Grain trucks are buzzing along the rural roads of Northeast Iowa this week. Soybean harvest in that area is mostly done, but corn is rolling quickly toward a finish line. “We’re probably a 4th done now,” says Darrick Burnikel, a farmer in Cresco, Iowa. USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics...