Below are the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service crop and soil moisture conditions in Iowa as of September 29, 2013. You can check out the full report by clicking here.
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| Harvest Conditions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | Light | ModeratE | Heavy | ||
| Corn Lodging | 71% | 22% | 6% | 1% | |
| Corn Ear Droppings | 82% | 15% | 3% | 0% | |
| Soybeans Lodging | 86% | 12% | 2% | 0% | |
| Soybeans Shattering | 86% | 12% | 2% | 0% | |
| Field Work/Crop Progress | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statewide | Last week | Last year | 5-year average | |
| Corn in/past dent stage | 95% | 89% | 100% | 98% |
| Corn mature (safe from frost) | 61% | 35% | 99% | 76% |
| Corn Harvested | 5% | 3% | 53% | 16% |
| Soybean leaves turning color | 88% | 69% | 98% | 96% |
| Soybeans dropping leaves | 51% | 22% | 91% | 79% |
Drier weather across much of the state was actually welcome as harvest is now underway. From the Iowa report:
Mostly dry weather allowed the harvesting of corn and soybeans to both reach 5 percent complete during the week ending September 29, 2013, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 5.9 days suitable for fieldwork. Other activities for the week included chopping corn silage, harvesting seed corn, and
seeding cover crops.
| Quality | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very Poor | Poor | Fair | Good | Excellent | |
| Corn | 8% | 18% | 38% | 32% | 4% |
| Soybeans | 8% | 18% | 38% | 31% | 4% |
| Pasture & Range | 28% | 30% | 29% | 12% | 1% |
| Moisture | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Topsoil | State | Last Week | Last Year |
| Very Short | 35% | 36% | 57% |
| Short | 40% | 41% | 36% |
| Adequate | 25% | 23% | 7% |
| Surplus | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Subsoil | State | Last Week | Last Year |
| Very Short | 41% | 41% | 70% |
| Short | 39% | 40% | 26% |
| Adequate | 20% | 19% | 4% |
| Surplus | 0% | 0% | 0% |
