Crop recovery underway

Iowa

Steady fieldwork took place during the week ending June 29 under sun and warm winds even as showers and thunderstorms surfaced sporadically across the state of Iowa, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Iowa Field Office, June 30.

High winds and heavy rains in the western and central districts caused minor crop damage and isolated, additional flooding in fields that had been replanted. Otherwise, corn and soybean crops continued to recover from past weeks' excessive rain and flooding.

There were 4.3 days suitable for fieldwork, compared to 5.8 days last year at this time. Topsoil moisture rated 0 percent very short, 1 percent short, 62 percent adequate, and 37 percent surplus across the state. Subsoil moisture rated 0 percent very short, 0 percent short, 53 percent adequate, and 47 percent surplus.

Corn condition rated 4 percent very poor, 11 percent poor, 32 percent fair, 43 percent good, and 10 percent excellent. Soybean planting is virtually complete. Soybeans are 92 percent emerged, which is 8 percentage points behind last year and the five-year average. Soybean condition rated 0 percent very poor, 11 percent poor, 33 percent fair, 45 percent good, and 11 percent excellent. First cutting of alfalfa is 83 percent complete. Sixty-eight percent of the oat crop was at or beyond the heading stage and 8 percent was turning color, which is one week behind normal. Oats condition rated 2 percent very poor, 6 percent poor, 36 percent fair, 45 percent good, and 11 percent excellent.

Pasture and range condition rated 2 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 27 percent fair, 51 percent good, and 15 percent excellent.

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Date: 7/3/08

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