Crop and soil conditions stable despite ‘unsettled’ weather • Iowa Capital Dispatch

Crop and soil conditions stable despite ‘unsettled’ weather • Iowa Capital Dispatch

Corn grows along south-bound Interstate 35 on June 14, 2025. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Iowa crops continue to rate well, though average rainfall across Iowa last week was less than seven-tenths of an inch and some regions suffered from damaging hail storms. While the average soil moisture conditions rate 70% adequate for topsoil and 60% adequate for subsoil conditions, some regions of the state have much drier conditions, accor…