Brian Rosburg
Brian Rosburg
Emmet County

Northwest Iowa

“We’re getting plenty of rain here off and on, but we’re dodging the big ones,” Rosburg said July 18. He had about 1.5 inches of rain last week, but amounts nearby exceeded 3 inches. Corn was just starting to tassel, and narrow-row soybeans are closing the row, he said. “We have some beans that are starting to flower,” he said. “I imagine fungicide applications will start fairly soon.”

Melissa Moretz
Melissa Moretz
Worth County

North Central Iowa

“It’s been hot and humid, good corn growing weather,” Moretz said July 18. “We’re seeing tassels pop, but there is some short corn out there as well.”...