One of the staples of summertime in Iowa is the taste of sweet corn.

Cindy Westrum and her husband grow the popular vegetable near Stratford in Hamilton County. Westrum says it’s shaping up to be a great season for the sweet corn crop.

“The corn is doing really well but we’re desperately needing rain though,” Westrum says, “which will probably start affecting the sweet corn crop — and probably all other crops in the area.”

Much of Iowa has had brutally hot temperatures this week with highs nearing 100 in many areas, while rain has been scarce.

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