Crop development is near normal in Iowa.
USDA’s latest weekly crop numbers show corn silking at 36 percent, one day behind last year and one day ahead of the five-year average. Condition ratings held steady on the week at 85 percent good to excellent.
Soybeans blooming reached 54 percent, three days ahead of a year ago and equal to the usual pace. Seventy-nine percent of soybeans statewide are considered good to excellent.
The second cutting of alfalfa is 66 percent complete, with seven percent of Iowa farmers beginning a third cut. Hay condition is rated 83 percent good to excellent.
