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Needed rain delays Iowa planting

By Jeff DeYoung, Iowa Farmer Today
May 17, 2026
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Jason Boyer — Boyer and his family farm near Osceola, Iowa, in Clarke County. He said that over the weekend many farmers started working in the fields as weather conditions improved.
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By Jeff DeYoung, Iowa Farmer Today

OSCEOLA, Iowa — Jason Boyer finally started planting row crops May 4. Two days later, he estimated that half of his corn crop was in the ground.

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