Iowa harvest behind schedule due to ‘extremely soggy’ conditions

By: Cami Koons

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: September 21, 2026

Words: 713

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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Iowa corn and soybean crops are slightly behind typical harvest and maturity schedules as farmers had less than two days suitable for field work due to rainy conditions over the past week.

The latest crop progress and condition report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows Iowa farmers had harvested 4% of corn acres and 2% of soybean acres as of the Sept. 14-20 reporting period. Both of those figures are behind the …

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