Shane Hammen
Shane Hammen - Pocahontas County
Northwest Iowa
July has turned dry in Hammen’s area, stressing crops on marginal ground. “Things on the bottom grounds seem to be going backward,” he said July 26. Hammen has also seen several farmers doing multiple post herbicide passes, trying to keep waterhemp at bay. “I think we’re seeing the efficacy of herbicide coming into question,” he said. 
Jacob West
Jacob West - Winnebago County
North Central Iowa
Herbicide applications on soybeans wrapped up, and farmers are getting ready to apply fungicides, West said July 25. Crop conditions are variable after the wet spring....