“Namely, stunted corn, the tips of corn cobs not filling (which means less overall yield), and soybeans not filling as many pods as they would under normal moisture conditions. Based on my communications with folks in that area and reports I’ve gotten from other sources it seems the actual impacts to yields are highly variable,” Ford wrote in an email to the Tribune. “Most folks will not have a great year in terms of yield, some may hit average, but I think many will be slightly to moderately below average on yield. That area got enough rain in the critical July-August period that the crop wasn’t a complete loss, like it was in 2012 or 1988.”
