Iowa’s spring planting season is wrapping up, with the majority of corn and soybean fields statewide now fully planted. Angie Rieck Hinz is a field agronomist at the Iowa State University Extension, and she says weather conditions have been all over the map the past few months.
Those temperature variations, she says, can really do a number on newly planted crops.
Many parts of the state have seen healthy rains in recent days, though most areas still lack moisture and could use another inch or two. Plus, she says weeds could be starting to cause a problem.
The latest Iowa Drought Monitor map shows about 28% of the state has no sign of drought, with almost 60% of Iowa in the “abnormally dry” category, and about 13% considered in moderate drought.
