GLOBE GAZETTE STAFF

DES MOINES – Warm and continued dry conditions allowed Iowa farmers 6.5 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Sunday, according to the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service.

“The warm and dry weather is helping to push Iowa’s corn and soybean crop toward maturity as harvest gets underway across the state. These conditions have also been helpful to farmers who are chopping silage, baling hay, seeding cover crops, and getting equipment and bins ready,” said Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig. “Looking ahead, forecasts indicate that the warm temperatures will continue this week with rain chances trending back into the picture.”

Field activities included finishing up the third cutting of h

See Full Page