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Open winter increasing drought concerns for parts of Iowa
A lack of snow cover is raising drought concerns in central and southern Iowa.
Knoxville farmer Mike Finarty says a late January warm-up melted away what little snow had accumulated so far this winter.
“Unfortunately, we’re dry. And I think that’s a worry on every producers’ mind, from the row crop producer to the cattle producer because we all rely on that weather and that moisture. So, it’s a worry.”
Speaking to Brownfield at the Cow-Calf Conference and KIIC Farm Show in Ottumwa over the weekend, Finarty says the current lack of moisture comes on the heels of a very challenging 2017 growing season.
“I was in the drought area, and i also got hit by hail, so i got a double-whammy. So 2017 was not a good year for me.”
The latest U.S. drought monitor indicates abnormally dry conditions for most of south-central and southeastern Iowa.
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