Iowa crops receive increased precipitation

Iowa crops receive increased precipitation

Much needed rainfall brought relief to crops across Iowa last week.

USDA’s latest weekly update says increased precipitation helped alleviate some crop stress, although conditions remain dry.

Matt Nelson covers central Iowa for Channel and tells Brownfield it’s hard to estimate yields.

“I’m still pretty bullish on where this rain can take the soybeans, but with corn it will really come down to how many kernels we lost over the past few weeks.