The first week of summer brought warm weather to Iowa making for good corn and soybeans growing conditions except for where a thunderstorm cut across Iowa Tuesday. Rain prevented many fields from being sprayed and high temperatures caused livestock stress. Topsoil and subsoil moisture are 97 percent adequate to surplus across the state.
Nearly all of Iowa’s corn has emerged and the crop is 81 percent good to excellent. The tallest Iowa corn averages 51 inches. Soybean planting is 99 percent complete and the crop is 78 percent good to excellent.
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