Iowa State University crops specialist, Joel Dejong, says last week’s freezing temperatures have caused some widespread damage to western Iowa corn fields.

DeJong says in many instances corn had already emerged when the cooler temperatures had hit, and he believes most of the crop will recover.

Statewide, 40 percent of the soybeans have been planted and DeJong believes northwest Iowa farmers have perhaps planted as much as 60 percent of the intended soybean acreage.