Mostly dry conditions and above normal temperatures allowed for 5.2 days suitable for fieldwork last week for Iowa’s farmers. According to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, field activities included fertilizer and manure applications as well as fall tillage.

Topsoil moisture conditions in southeast Iowa are rated at 11 percent very short, 43 percent short, and 46 percent adequate. Subsoil moisture condition is rated at 4 percent very short, 27 percent short, 66 percent adequate and 3 percent surplus.

Corn harvested for grain is virtually complete at 99 percent complete.