This article was written by Angie Peltier and Heather DuFault, UMN Extension educators. Hail event on June 28 Last Friday there was a significant hail event that occurred throughout a large swath of Norman County running west to east and parts of western Mahnomen County. The Grand Forks National Weather Service office received pictures of nickel to quarter-sized hail piled high and some reports of golf ball-sized hail. The effect of all of this hail on the crops that folks struggled so mightily to plant this spring was considerable ( Figures 1 & 2 ). Figure 1. A corn field as viewed from the road in Norman County after the June 28th hail event (Photo: Heather DuFault). Figure 2. Soybeans in Norman County injured by the June 28, 2024 hail storm (Photo: Heather DuFault). Corn For corn that had reached the V6 of sixth leaf growth stage, the growing point would have been above ground and subject to injury from hail. After giving the crop a couple of days, now would be the ti...
