Corn Beginning to Reach Dough Stage in Iowa

There have been a few reports across the state of corn reaching the dough stage.

This week’s Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA on Monday says corn condition is rated mostly good at 62-percent, with 24-percent rated excellent. Corn silking has reached 15-percent, which is two days ahead of average. 

Soybeans blooming has reached 36-percent – that’s a day ahead of average – with nine percent setting pods. Soybean condition is rated mostly good at 60-percent, with 19-percent excellent.

Meanwhile, Iowa’s oat crop reached 94-percent headed and 55-percent are turning color. Oats harvested for grain has reached nine-percent complete, with oat condition mostly good at 71-percent.  

The State’s second cutting of alfalfa hay reached 53-percent complete and a few producers have started on the third cutting. Hay condition is rated 84-percent good to excellent. 

Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig says outlooks for the next few weeks indicate that warm weather is likely to stick around as we enter the peak of county fair season – and an important period for corn and soybean development.