The 1998 Growing Season in Review
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The Iowa State University Integrated Crop Management Conference is Iowa's premier crop production education event. No other program in Iowa brings together the diverse range of topics, slate of expert presenters and results of the latest University research.
The ICM Conference offers workshops focusing on the latest in crop production technology. Experts from Iowa and surrounding states will provide research updates and results in soil fertility, soil and water management, crop production and pest management.
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I've said it before ... "weather (environment) significantly influences crop growth and development." The 1998 growing season certainly provided us with an ample supply of environmental conditions that affected (both positively and negatively) crop growth and development. Too cool, too warm, too wet, too dry, high winds, hail. .. all played significant roles in influencing the 1998 crop. However, given all the adverse conditions that occurred throughout the season, the crop still managed to "weather" them pretty well and yields have been remarkably good considering all factors. Let's take a look at what happened during the 1998 growing season and attempt to explain the "good" and the "bad."