The drought that is gripping a major chunk of the nation’s breadbasket—and the impact it is having on the agricultural economy—was a big topic of discussion Monday at the Iowa Farm Bureau Economic Summit in Ames.
For some historical perspective on the drought and an update on current weather patterns, Brownfield turned to veteran weather-watcher Elwynn Taylor, Extension climatologist at Iowa State University.
AUDIO: Elywnn Taylor (7:52 MP3)
Iowa banker Jeff Plagge, president of Northwest Financial, serves as vice-chair of the American Bankers Association. We visited with Plagge about how crop insurance will help to mitigate much of the economic damage being caused by this year’s drought.
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