Northwest Iowa — Iowa State University has completed their spring survey of subsoil moisture in northwest Iowa, according to ISU Extension and Outreach Field Specialist Joel DeJong.
The amount of subsoil moisture is sampled in the fall and the spring, and DeJong says there are some parts of the area where the subsoil moisture is in pretty decent shape.
However, he says, some other areas aren’t doing as well.
DeJong says, by comparison, the Calumet Research Farm subsoil moisture is good.
He says that timely rainfall during the growing season will be very important, especially in those areas that are holding s lower level of subsoil moisture.
To our east, DeJong’s counterpart, Paul Kassel, reports that Clay County is showing a subsoil moisture level of 8.2 inches, while Dickinson County is at just 4.1.
