Iowa Ag Secretary: Harvest ‘Nearly Complete’

Iowa ag secretary: Harvest ‘nearly complete’

Iowa saw its first snowfall over the past week, which Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig said marked the “official end of the growing season.”

Iowa farmers near end of harvest season despite early snow and cold snap

Hawkeye State farmers are very close to wrapping up their harvest.

Harvest Nearly Wrapped Up Across Iowa - Mix 94.7 KMCH

The harvest is nearly wrapped up across Iowa.  That’s according to Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig, who says that’s based on his observations while traveling around the state, as well as the conversations he’s having with farmers.  That’s in line with the five-year average, which shows Iowa typically has about 98-percent of soybeans and 91-percent of corn harvested by mid-November. Official numbers from the USDA’s weekly Crop Progress and Condition …

Ag Secretary Says Harvest Appears To Be Near End « KJAN | Radio Atlantic, IA – AM 1220

(Radio Iowa) –  There’s no U-S-D-A weekly crop report due to the government shutdown, but the state’s top ag official says the end of the harvest close. Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig says his travels around the state and conversations with farmers indicates the corn and bean harvest is nearly complete. That would fit with the five-year average that shows 98 percent of soybeans and 91 of the corn is usually harvest by mid-November. Naig says the we…