Fields Still Under Water In Western Iowa

AgDay national reporter Betsy Jibben takes us to Crescent, Iowa for the latest I-80 Planting Tour. She talks with Don Rief, a farmer in Crescent, Iowa and Mike Naig, the Iowa Secretary of Agriculture.

USDA says in its latest crop progress report 16 percent of the corn crop is planted in Nebraska. That number is 3 percent for corn. Both numbers are below the 5-year-average. However, Farmers in Western Iowa, along the Missouri River, continue to have issues post flood.

AgDay national reporter Betsy Jibben takes us to Crescent, Iowa for the latest I-80 Planting Tour. She talks with Don Rief, a farmer in Crescent, Iowa and Mike Naig, the Iowa Secretary of Agriculture.

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