Iowa farmers have some catching up to do on corn planting.
Very little corn has been planted in Iowa so far because of cold, wet and (in some cases) snowy weather. The state’s five-year average for corn planting by April 22nd is 11 percent.
Twenty-three percent of the expected oat crop has been planted, almost two weeks behind the five-year average. Just one percent of the has emerged, the lowest level at this time since 2001.
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