(Radio Iowa) Weekend rains were welcome — but the latest U-S-D-A report shows the drought impact is showing in Iowa’s crops. Farmers reported the corn leaves curling and ground cracking in some areas of the state from the heat. The U-S-D-A report shows the corn condition is rated 56 percent good to excellent — a drop of seven percentage points from last week. Soybean emergence was 96 percent complete, one week ahead of the five-year average.

The soybeans were rated at 57 percent good to excellent — which is a four percent drop from the prior week.