Wednesday 18th June 2025

Photo credit: Dave Walton, Wilton, Iowa

Severe storms with hail and high winds have recently damaged crops in several Midwestern states.

Dave Walton, who farms near Wilton in east-central Iowa,

says one of his cornfields had 10 to 15 percent green snap. But he says lodged

corn will be an even bigger issue.

“Green snap was probably the lesser of the two issues,” Walton says. “A lot of this corn got pushed over at the root, so there’s going to be some goose-necking and lodged corn come harvest time.

    

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