Iowa — Iowa farmers could be in their last week of harvesting soybeans for this year.
The USDA crop report now shows 91 percent of the beans in the state are in the bin, That is a jump ahead of ten percent compared to last week. The west central and east central areas are leading the way with 94 percent or more of their soybeans done. The corn harvest increased by 23 percent last week — so 68 percent is done. Farmers in south-central Iowa are lagging behind — with just 50 percent of their corn harvested.
The report says 95 percent of northwest Iowa soybeans have been harvested. Corn harvested in northwest Iowa increased by nearly 30 percent to 74 percent complete.
A quarter of northwest Iowa topsoil has adequate moisture, down from 30 percent the previous week. A third of subsoil in northwest Iowa had adequate moisture, down from 38 percent last week.
(With help from fellow Community First Broadcasting station KAYL in Storm Lake)
