Farmers continue to assess the quality of this year’s crop.
Southeast Iowa farmer Tim Meyer says his corn is very dry and he’s prioritizing fields with questionable stalk integrity during harvest.
“I think stalk quality is going to go downhill a little bit more than we’ve seen in the past. The stalks are brittle. It’s definitely different than last year from that aspect.”
He tells Brownfield the overall quality of this year’s crop is similar to the 2024 season.
“The far, far southeastern corner of Iowa is maybe 5%-to-10% worse than it was last year, but you get further north than that and it’s probably 5%-to-10% better than last year. Overall, I’d say we’re right in where we were last year.”
Meyer raises corn, soybeans, cattle, and turkeys in Henry County.
