Chris Ten Napel
Chris Ten Napel
Sioux County

Northwest Iowa

Nearly all corn and 75% of soybeans in the area are planted, Ten Napel said June 6. “We finished up with our beans last night,” he said. “All of our corn is up. We have really, really good stands.” Some soybean fields have crusting issues. Farmers have been busy sidedressing nitrogen, spraying and are starting to cut hay. “Pre-plant sprays are holding pretty good,” he said.

Austin Charlson
Austin Charlson
Wright County

North Central Iowa

“We’re looking pretty good, finally,” Charlson said June 6. “It’s kind of nice to finally be where we should have been a couple weeks ago.” He said on his land they...