COLD, WET WEATHER HAS DELAYED FARMERS FROM GETTING INTO THE FIELDS THIS SPRING, BUT IOWA AG SECRETARY MIKE NAIG SAYS THEY HAVE BEEN QUICKLY WORKING TO CATCH UP.
NAIG12 OC………CONDUCIVE TO THAT” :21
THIS PAST WEEK FARMERS HAVE KEPT PLANTING AFTER DARK.
NAIG13 OC…….PRETTY SHORT TIME” :11
NAIG SAYS THE U-S-D-A REPORTED A 43-PERCENT INCREASE IN CORN PLANTING LAST WEEK AND A 27 PERCENT INCREASE IN BEAN PLANTING.
THE NUMBERS FOR THIS WEEK WILL BE RELEASED MONDAY.
