Iowa’s premier weekly crop reports 8/3/2022

Emily Boettcher - Dickinson County
Northwest Iowa

“We’ve been getting about the right amount of rain,” Boettcher said July 28. “Our tiles are still running a little, so the subsoil is holding plenty of moisture.” Crops look good even without rain for about two weeks. Fungicides and pesticides are going on corn; beans will get sprayed next. Boettcher has heard reports of corn rootworm beetles in the area.

Devon Murray - Floyd County
North Central Iowa

“The potential is there for a great crop, but I think we’re going to go backwards in a hurry the next two...