Below are the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service crop and soil moisture conditions in Iowa as of August 25, 2013. You can check out the full report by clicking here.
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| Field work/Crop progress | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statewide | Last week | Last year | 5-year average | |
| Corn Silked | 98% | 93% | 100% | 100% |
| Corn in/past milk stage | 80% | 62% | 100% | 95% |
| Corn in/past dough stage | 46% | 24% | 95% | 77% |
| Corn in/past dent stage | 9% | 2% | 80% | 46% |
| Soybeans setting pods | 83% | 71% | 98% | 95% |
Most of the state has failed to see noteworthy precipitation the last few weeks. Northern Iowa is the exception, with scattered showers last week. From the Iowa report:
Higher than average temperatures coupled with the lack of significant precipitation heightened concerns over soil moisture and crop conditions…A total of 28 percent of topsoil and 34 percent of subsoil was in the adequate and surplus moisture categories, both declining 7 percentage points from last week.
| Quality | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very Poor | Poor | Fair | Good | Excellent | |
| Corn | 6% | 15% | 35% | 37% | 7% |
| Soybeans | 6% | 14% | 35% | 37% | 8% |
| Hay, all | 8% | 17% | 34% | 36% | 8% |
| Pasture & Range | 15% | 26% | 37% | 20% | 2% |
| Moisture | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Topsoil | State | Last Week | Last Year |
| Very Short | 35% | 25% | 50% |
| Short | 37% | 40% | 30% |
| Adequate | 28% | 34% | 18% |
| Surplus | 0% | 1% | 2% |
| Subsoil | State | Last Week | Last Year |
| Very Short | 26% | 19% | 65% |
| Short | 40% | 40% | 29% |
| Adequate | 33% | 40% | 6% |
| Surplus | 1% | 1% | 0% |
