•  The hosts discuss a significant flooding event in Des Moines on July 11, 1993, which left 250,000 people without water for several day

• Current weather conditions:

• Recent flooding issues are improving, with river levels falling
  • EXCEPT: Major flooding along the Mississippi River affecting multiple locations
• The first 10 days of July have been about 4°F below average for Iowa
• Widespread rainfall occurred recently, with the state receiving about 175% of normal precipitation

• Recent weather events:

• Severe hail damage reported in North Central Iowa, affecting soybean and corn fields
• Multiple waves of thunderstorms brought heavy rainfall to parts of Iowa
• Remnants of Hurricane Beryl affected weather patterns in the Midwest

• Upcoming weather forecast:

• Temperatures expected to rise to 90°F over the weekend, then cool back to the 80s
• A gradient of temperatures predicted across Iowa in the 6-10 day outlook

• Climate and agricultural impacts:

• Cool temperatures and excess moisture are causing delays in crop growth in some areas

• Vegetable crop issues:

• Zoom call scheduled for July 15th with extension experts to discuss disease and pest management
• Various diseases reported, including black rot in cabbage and kale
• Bacterial leaf spot and Phytophthora blight affecting peppers in eastern Iowa
• Rhubarb crown rot and carrot rust fly issues reported in Tripoli
• Corn earworm severely impacting early sweet corn crops
• Lettuce drop (Sclerotinia) affecting various crops, including Napa cabbage
• Cucumber beetles causing significant crop losses in some areas
• Watermelons nearly ready for harvest in Muscatine
• Japanese beetles not significantly impacting sweet corn pollination
• Onion purple blotch observed, potentially causing storage issues
  • Conventional onion growers using weekly fungicide treatments
• Pre-emergent herbicides effectively controlling weeds in onion fields
• Discussion of how onion rot can affect different layers within the onion