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Iowa Crop Progress and Situation Report

July 11 – 17, 2022

DES MOINES, Iowa (July 18, 2022) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented right this moment on the Iowa Crop Progress and Situation Report launched by the USDA Nationwide Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is launched weekly April via November.

“Close to-average temperatures and well timed rainfall helped push alongside tasseling corn over the previous week,” mentioned Secretary Naig. “As county honest season ramps up, outlooks present sizzling and dry circumstances will develop over the following week as restricted probabilities of rain will enhance the probability of drought growth in northwest Iowa.”

The weekly report can be out there on the USDA’s web site at nass.usda.gov.

Crop Report

Little precipitation and above common temperatures resulted in 5.6 days appropriate for fieldwork in the course of the week ending July 17, 2022, in accordance with the USDA, Nationwide Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork included reducing hay and beginning fungicide functions.

Topsoil moisture situation rated 6 % very quick, 24 % quick, 66 % ample and 4 % surplus. Subsoil moisture situation rated 8 % very quick, 23 % quick, 65 % ample and 4 % surplus.

Corn silking or past was 31 %, 4 days behind each final 12 months and the 5-year common. Scattered stories all through the State confirmed 1 % of the corn crop reached the dough stage. Corn situation ranking was 81 % good to wonderful. Fifty-five % of soybeans had been blooming, 6 days behind final 12 months and a couple of days behind common. 13 % of the soybean crop was setting pods, 1 week behind final 12 months and three days behind the 5-year common. Iowa’s soybean situation ranking was 78 % good to wonderful. Practically all of the oat crop has headed with 67 % of oats turning shade or past, 1 week behind final 12 months. Oat harvest for grain reached 16 %, 3 days behind final 12 months. Iowa’s oat situation was 81 % good to wonderful.

Fifty-five % of the State’s second reducing of alfalfa hay was full. All hay situation rated 72 % good to wonderful. Pasture situation rated 57 % good to wonderful. Livestock had been confused attributable to above common warmth and humidity with pinkeye in cattle nonetheless a problem.