Below are the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service crop and soil moisture conditions in Iowa as of September 22, 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 in/past dough stage | 98% | 94% | 100% | 99% |
| Corn in/past dent stage | 89% | 77% | 100% | 99% |
| Corn mature (safe from frost) | 35% | 15% | 95% | 61% |
| Soybean leaves turning color | 69% | 43% | 94% | 89% |
| Soybeans dropping leaves | 22% | 7% | 75% | 57% |
Much of the state received significant rainfall last week, but it was not necessarily a positive occurrence in all areas. From the Iowa report:
Iowa received some much needed precipitation during the week ending September 22, 2013, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Areas of Central Iowa experienced wind damage from Thursday evening?s storm.
| Quality | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very Poor | Poor | Fair | Good | Excellent | |
| Corn | 9% | 18% | 36% | 32% | 5% |
| Soybeans | 10% | 19% | 37% | 30% | 4% |
| Pasture & Range | 32% | 30% | 27% | 10% | 1% |
| Moisture | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Topsoil | State | Last Week | Last Year |
| Very Short | 36% | 51% | 52% |
| Short | 41% | 34% | 37% |
| Adequate | 23% | 15% | 11% |
| Surplus | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Subsoil | State | Last Week | Last Year |
| Very Short | 41% | 45% | 67% |
| Short | 40% | 38% | 28% |
| Adequate | 19% | 17% | 5% |
| Surplus | 0% | 0% | 0% |
