Wet weather in the past week stalled what had been fast planting progress for Iowa farmers. The U.S.D.A. weekly report shows corn planting increased by only 4% to 95% complete. It is still six days ahead of last year and two days ahead of the five-year average. Bean planting increased from 84 to 92% complete. […]
NWS cropland danger index ‘high’ in about half of Iowa
The National Weather Service says there’s a high risk of cropland fires in all or parts of over 50 Iowa counties