Iowa farmers talk drought worries, commodity prices as planting season gets underway.

All eyes are on Mother Nature in 2024 as Iowa’s farmers navigate the potential of a fourth year of record drought conditions heading into planting season, expected to ramp up this week.

There’s plenty of uncertainty surrounding current soil moisture available for planting crops as well as the probability of adequate rainfall during the growing season.

Iowa State Climatologist Justin Glisan said much of the state has seen only 70% to 80% of normal precipitation the last four years. Iowa is in its 199th week of...