(Undated)– The weekly crops progress report from the USDA and Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship shows corn and soybean planting is getting underway in parts of the state.
The report says there were 5.9 days suitable for fieldwork last week. Most of that consisted of tillage, seeding oats, and applying anhydrous and dry fertilizer. There were also reports of corn and soybeans being planted in some areas.
Topsoil moisture was rated 7 percent very short, 24 percent short, 68 percent adequate and one person surplus. Subsoil moisture was rated 9 percent very short, 31 percent short, 59 percent adequate and one percent surplus.
