Soil Moisture
Topsoil moisture levels in Iowa rated 9% very short, 31% short, 56% adequate, and 4% surplus. Subsoil moisture levels rated 16% very short, 40% short, 42% adequate, and 2% surplus. Districts in northwestern Iowa are reporting subsoil moisture levels to be 78% short to very short.
Minnesota soils continue to see a shortage in moisture with topsoil moisture rated at 27% very short, 49% short, 24% adequate, and 0% surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies were rated 26% very short, 50% short, 24% adequate, and 0% surplus.
Crop Conditions
Corn silking or beyond reached 21% in Iowa, two days behind the 5-year average. Scattered reports across Iowa are also reporting corn has reached dough stage. The corn crop in Iowa is rated at 66% good to excellent. The soybean crop is ahead of the five-year average with 56% of soybeans blooming and 15% setting pods. Soybean conditions for Iowa are rated at 65% good to excellent.
Corn conditions in Minnesota held steady at 42% good to excellent compared to the previous week's rating of 41%. Reports of 16% of the crops silking were reported. Soybean blooming in Minnesota reached 60%, one week ahead of the 5-year average. Soybean conditions were rated at 45% good to excellent for Minnesota.
*Information and graphs obtained from June 28, 2021, USDA, NASS report
