Flooding threatens Iowa corn, soybean crops
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Recent heavy rains and flooding in Iowa have damaged and destroyed crops and waterlogged the soil, threatening to delay and prolong the harvest. “The longer it stays in the fields, the higher the risk of field loss” caused by moldy ears, dropped ears and fallen stalks, Iowa State University Extension corn specialist Mark Licht said. Licht said the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Aug. 12 projection of a record 197-bushels-per acre Iowa corn yield will fail to materialize.