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Iowa’s corn rating holds steady, but soybeans decline

The condition rating of Iowa’s corn crop held steady this week, but the soybean rating saw a five percent decline.

As of Sunday, corn rated 77 percent good to excellent, down one point from last week. Soybeans were called 67 percent good to excellent, compared to 72 percent last week.

The second cutting of alfalfa hay reached 53 percent complete and hay condition rated 67 percent good to excellent. Pasture conditions continue to decline with 55 percent rated good to excellent.

“We have seen continued dry weather throughout much of the state and many producers, especially those in southeast Iowa, need moisture,” says Iowa ag secretary Bill Northey. “Now during county fair season and corn pollination season, we hope for cooler weather and more agreeable conditions for livestock and crops.”