DES MOINES, Iowa ( IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH ) - “Summer-like” temperatures and almost no precipitation over the past week expedited harvest season across Iowa, according to a Monday weather summary from the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship.

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig said harvest was “in full swing” in the IDALS release and corn and soybean farmers said their harvests are ahead of schedule because of the weather conditions.

According to State Climatologist Justin Glisan, temperatures for the Sept. 29 through Oct. 5 reporting period were 12 to 16 degrees Fahrenheit above the climatological normal.

Glisan also said rainfall was “sparse” over the period, with the weekly average rainfall below a measurable amount.

Despite what farmers described as dry conditi

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