Agriculture
Iowa Corn and Soybean Planting Pulls Even with Last Year After Dry Week
Iowa farmers recorded 6.5 suitable fieldwork days in the week ending May 17 — the longest stretch of the spring. Corn planting jumped from 42% to 72% complete, now even with last year and 9% ahead of the five-year average. Soybean planting reached 60%.
By Kyle Roelofs·