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

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