A southwest Iowa farmer says conditions have been favorable for planting.
Duane Aistrope raises corn and soybeans in Fremont County.
“I took on a new farm down on the Missouri River bottom towards Percival this year,” he said. “This is all new to me down there on that bottom ground. I was talking to neighbor and he goes ‘it’s never worked this beautiful down here on this gumbo ground for planting.’ He said I was getting spoiled right off the bat.”
He tells Brownfield he could be wrapped up by the end of the month.
“I just have the one planter, so I’ve been planting corn. I’m probably three-fourths done on corn. It depends on the rains this week. We do need some rain because we haven’t gotten much at all.”
Aistrope says he’s sticking with his 50/50 corn and soybean rotation this year.
