An August derecho flattened corn and mangled grain bins over nearly every county in central Iowa. Fast forward two months and the cleanup continues as farmers attempt to harvest what’s salvageable while seeking answers to several unanswered questions.
USDA undersecretary Bill Northey and Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig hosted a farmer roundtable at the Heartland Co-op in Elberon Wednesday morning. Naig says farmers deal with adverse weather every year.
“What’s different is the size, scale, and severity of this event.”
Area farmer Sam Prezik, a crop insurance agent, says several of his clients zeroed out corn acres shortly after the storm.
