Last week was less than ideal for area farmers to plant their crops, but planting is progressing along.

According to a report from the US Department of Agriculture, Iowa farmers were held to just 2.9 days of suitable field work last week. About 40-percent of the corn crop has been planted and only 11-percent of soybeans were planted last week. Of the corn that was planted, about two-percent has emerged, which is five days behind last year and the average.

Majority of the topsoil moisture levels last week were adequate at 71-percent and surplus with 19-percent. Subsoil moisture levels were mostly adequate at 70-percent and 14-percent in the surplus range. The US Drought Monitor shows no counties in our primary coverage area are in any kind of a drought.