Abstract
As spring approaches in the breadbaskets of the world, farmers are getting ready for a busy planting season. In Adams County, Iowa, corn and soybean grower Ray Gaesser’s plans revolve around one critical goal: planting his 2,200 hectares as quickly as possible to beat the rain. What Gaesser once did in the course of a week, he must now accomplish in 4 days. Planting crops in half the time is a logistical challenge, but necessary. In Iowa and much of the Midwest, changes in weather patterns mean that for stretches of April and May, the soil is much too wet to plant in. Since 2010, it’s not unusual for 15–20 cm of rain to fall in 1 day, sometimes pounding down at rates of 10 cm/h, Gaesser says. His family’s years of work building the soil, terracing the fields, and installing waterways are “not anywhere near adequate to protect the
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