Corn harvest begins in Iowa after an ‘unseasonably’ cool week

Corn harvest begins in Iowa after an ‘unseasonably’ cool week

A handful of Iowa farmers fired up their combines this week to start harvesting corn, according to the latest crop progress and condition report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. More than a quarter of corn acres across the state…

Corn Harvest Starting in Pockets of Iowa - Mix 94.7 KMCH

Some farmers in the state are starting to pick corn.  Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig says they’ve heard some initial reports of the harvest starting this past week in pockets of Iowa. He notes some early varieties of corn have started to turn quickly due to the dry August.  This week’s Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA says twenty-six percent of the corn has matured. Ninety-seven percent has reached the dough stage, with …