Wet weather during the week that ended Sunday sharply reduced the number of days suitable for fieldwork statewide, forcing many Iowa farmers to delay planting and spraying.Topsoil moisture levels increased to 3 percent short, 74 percent adequate and 23 percent surplus, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statisics Service.
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Wed, 05/27/2015 - 4:23pm
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