Almost two years later, the physical and financial effects of the derecho windstorm that hit Iowa on Aug. 10, 2020, are still being felt on family farms across the state.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack visited Chris Nelson’s farm in Dallas County near Minburn late last month to remind Iowa farmers that the deadline to apply for assistance is July 22. The assistance is being made available through the Emergency Relief Program (ERP) funded by Congress last...