DES MOINES, Iowa—Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s weekly weather summary released today. Information from the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report, which is released weekly by the United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service from April through November, was not available due to the federal government shutdown.
“Based on crop progress reports published over the past five years, Iowa farmers typically have more than 96 percent of soybeans and 85 percent of corn harvested by the first week of November,” said Secretary Naig. “Wet weather, especially in western Iowa, kept many farmers out of the field for several days last week. Looking ahead, weather outlooks indicate warmer temperatures and a stretch of drier days ahead, which should allow many farmers to wrap up harvest soon.”
(contributed press release, IDALS)
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