IARN — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Upper Midwest Regional Field Office reports: “Corn planting is virtually complete, while soybean planting moved to 97-percent complete.”
Crop development reached new heights. Corn emergence soared to 97-percent, two weeks ahead of last year and 10 days ahead of the five-year average. Soybean emergence reached 87-percent, also 10 days ahead of average. A northwest Iowa farmer speaks to early season growth. Read more