PELLA, Iowa – After heavy rain early in the summer, farmers in parts of the state are now worried about a drought.. Those concerns match up with the latest Iowa crop progress and condition report.
Dennis Bogaards’ farm in Pella has seen better summers.
The lack of rain is really starting to affect his soybeans and corn.
Dennis says they’ve had just barely enough water to keep growing.
"The corn really doesn’t look too bad, if you go further south you’ll see that the corn starts to tip back and these kernels don’t develop," Bogaards said.
And it’s not just the corn.
The soybeans need a big drink of water too.
"It’s harder to see drought conditions right now in the soybeans.
"This is probably one that will come off of there pretty quick if it gets really hot and dry and it’s just a little one, but there’s two beans in there and if we can make those two beans on 140 thousand plants out here that makes a big difference in the yield," said Bogaards.
"We just gotta hope that mother nature gives us the rain that we need," Bogaards said.