Iowa’s Crops Progressing Well During Growing Season

Iowa’s crops are in good shape in this growing season.

This week’s Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA says corn condition is rated 75-percent good to excellent. Corn silking has reached 68-percent complete – that’s two days ahead of the five-year average, with the corn crop at the dough stage reaching 18-percent – that’s five days ahead of average.

Soybean condition is rated 74-percent good to excellent. Soybean crop blooming has reached 69 percent, equal to the five-year average – with soybeans setting pods at 25 percent, one day behind average. 

Oats turning color have reached 89 percent – three days ahead of the five-year average. The oat harvest for grain reached 44 percent complete – five days ahead of average. Oat condition was 76 percent good to excellent.

The state’s second cutting of alfalfa hay has reached 75 percent complete – two days ahead of the five-year average. The third cutting of alfalfa hay has begun at 6 percent – one day ahead of average. Hay condition is rated 78 percent good to excellent.