Below are the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service crop and soil moisture conditions in Iowa as of April 28, 2013. You can check out the full report by clicking here.
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| Iowa Planted Acreage | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Crop | Corn | Last year | 5-year average |
| 8% | 62% | 56% | |
| Pasture & Range | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | Very Poor | Poor | Fair | Good | Excellent |
| 10% | 20% | 39% | 27% | 4% | |
| Topsoil Moisture | State | Last Week | Last Year | ||
| Very Short | 1% | 3% | 0% | ||
| Short | 3% | 7% | 3% | ||
| Adequate | 59% | 76% | 68% | ||
| Surplus | 37% | 14% | 29% | ||
| Subsoil Moisture | State | Last Week | Last Year | ||
| Very Short | 4% | 13% | 6% | ||
| Short | 24% | 31% | 13% | ||
| Adequate | 63% | 51% | 66% | ||
| Surplus | 9% | 5% | 15% | ||
