Stay safe this harvest season 2026
October 20, 2026
October 20, 2026
DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 20 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release:
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Stay safe this harvest season 2026
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As fall harvest starts across Iowa, the risk of wildfires in crop fields increases. Parts of Iowa are seeing dry conditions with the risk of relative humidities dropping to dangerous levels for wildfires and ignition sources in the fields. Ready to harvest standing crops contain very low moistures, . . .
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Stay safe this harvest season 2026
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As fall harvest starts across Iowa, the risk of wildfires in crop fields increases. Parts of Iowa are seeing dry conditions with the risk of relative humidities dropping to dangerous levels for wildfires and ignition sources in the fields. Ready to harvest standing crops contain very low moistures, . . .