Corn planters rolled across the state Wednesday, making up for time lost during an unseasonably cold and wet April.
The window of corn-planting opportunity opened a crack Sunday, enabling farmers to start planting what promises to be their most lucrative crop ever.
With all hands on deck Wednesday, they likely turned in a peak performance of 1.4 million acres.
As of Monday, 8 percent of Iowa’s corn acreage had been planted, which compares with 82 percent a year ago and the five-year average of 48 percent, according to the weekly crop report issued by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship.