There were 6.6 days suitable for field work. Farmers spent last week baling hay and planting spring crops. Eleven percent of the peanut crop was planted. Lettuce, onions and chile improved slightly and were in mostly fair to excellent condition.
Ranchers continue to move herds and brand calves.
Cattle and sheep were reported in mostly poor to good condition. Although there was a cool-down over the north late in the week, temperatures still averaged between 2 and 3 degrees above normal for the state. Some scattered showers and thunderstorms developed ahead and with a storm system that moved through the state, with about two-thirds of the locations receiving some measurable rainfall. Strongest storms produced heavy rain and some hail in the northeast on Thursday. Des Moines registered 2.63 inches of rain for the week.