Below are the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service crop and soil moisture conditions in Iowa as of July 28, 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 Tasseled | 74% | 35% | 99% | 88% |
| Corn Silked | 50% | 18% | 96% | 77% |
| Corn in/past milk stage | 5% | N/A | 61% | 27% |
| Soybeans Bloomed | 63% | 36% | 92% | 83% |
| Soybeans Setting Pods | 14% | 2% | 54% | 33% |
A reprieve from hot weather this past week, but even with the three rainfall events across the state, optimism is limited. From the Iowa report:
Although rainfall lessened moisture concerns in some areas, crops were still in need of additional precipitation, especially in western Iowa, which received the least amount of rain.
| Quality | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very Poor | Poor | Fair | Good | Excellent | |
| Corn | 4% | 11% | 32% | 41% | 12% |
| Soybeans | 3% | 8% | 35% | 41% | 12% |
| Pasture & Range | 4% | 14% | 34% | 38% | 10% |
| Hay, all | 1% | 8% | 31% | 48% | 12% |
| Oats | 0% | 5% | 31% | 53% | 11% |
| Moisture | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Topsoil | State | Last Week | Last Year |
| Very Short | 15% | 14% | 71% |
| Short | 36% | 43% | 25% |
| Adequate | 47% | 42% | 4% |
| Surplus | 2% | 1% | 0% |
| Subsoil | State | Last Week | Last Year |
| Very Short | 8% | 4% | 67% |
| Short | 32% | 30% | 29% |
| Adequate | 58% | 63% | 4% |
| Surplus | 2% | 3% | 0% |
