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Severe weather on the night of Aug. 18 brought strong winds, heavy rain, hail and confirmed tornadoes to parts of southwestern Minnesota. Damage to buildings and crops was particularly heavy throughout parts of Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, and Rock counties and into Iowa. In an effort to provide crop producers with information about potential impacts and to assist in the decision-making process, University of Minnesota Extension will be offer a hail clinic from 1-3 p.m. Monday at the Wilmont Community Center in Wilmont. This event is free of charge and light refreshments will be provided.
University of Minnesota Extension specialists and Extension Educators will lead the discussion and cover topics including estimating corn and soybean yield and quality impacts, risk of disease and pest issues, and harvest and feeding considerations for silage and grain.
For more information about this event, contact Liz Stahl at 507-372-3900 Ext 3912 or stah0012@umn.edu.