The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has released its weekly crop progress and condition report for the week ending June 13 – 19, 2022.

Most of the state saw little rainfall and above average temperatures resulting in 5.2 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending June 19th, 2022.

Fieldwork activities included cutting hay and spraying corm and soybeans.

Topsoil moisture condition rated 3 percent very short, 17 percent short, 74 percent adequate and 6 percent surplus.

Corn condition rating was 83 percent good to excellent.

Ninety-three percent of soybeans have emerged, 6 days behind last year but 3 days ahead of average.  Iowa’s soybean condition rating was 80 percent good to excellent.

Sixty-two percent of the oat crop was headed, 3 days behind last year.  Iowa’s oat condition remained at 82 percent good to excellent.