3.57 million acres of Iowa corn and 2.5 million acres soybeans took brunt of derecho, per @MikeNaigIA.
Growers will decide in next couple weeks whether to try to harvest corn crop as forage to feed animals, or if it's healthy enough to harvest for grain, @DonnelleE reports.
Growers will decide in next couple weeks whether to try to harvest corn crop as forage to feed animals, or if it's healthy enough to harvest for grain, @DonnelleE reports.
https://twitter.com/wxspeck14/status/1293931041779068935
NEWS: Iowa’s governor Kim Reynolds *today* is formally asking the federal govt for disaster aid after assessing damage from Monday’s derecho, sources tell me.
Iowa will seek a major disaster declaration under the Stafford Act. (photo via @iowasnewsnow)
Iowa will seek a major disaster declaration under the Stafford Act. (photo via @iowasnewsnow)
“We're getting down to final crunch,” Trump said of campaigning in key states, before leaving to work on Minnesota and Wisconsin. “We want to be there. As an example, Iowa just came up. We're doing well in Iowa. I want to be with the people of Iowa.” May stop in Iowa today.
Trump spoke to Iowa US Sen Joni Ernst this a.m. then told aides he wanted to add an Iowa stop to his itinerary today, I’m told. Crews still trying to restore power to 65,000 businesses and homes and clear downed trees from the roads a week after the derecho conked the state.
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