Iowa crops rated well despite heavy rain, damaging storms

By: Cami Koons

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: June 15, 2026

Words: 385

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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Damaging storms, one of which reached derecho status, spread across Iowa over the past week, but the state’s crop conditions remain stable, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report.

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig said in a news release Monday that severe storms damaged crops and homes in eastern and southern Iowa during the June 8 through June 14 reporting period. Above-average rainfall for the second week in a row also caused flooding …

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