All of the recent rain is making it slow going for Iowa farmers who are trying to get their crops planted Iowa State University Extension agronomist Joel DeJong, based in LeMars, monitors nine northwest Iowa counties, which are trailing the rest of the state.

While much of the state has gotten a drenching in recent weeks, DeJong says northwest Iowa is getting more than its usual share, frustrating many farmers.

The latest U-S-D-A report shows less than half, or 43-percent, of the state’s intended soybean acreage is planted. That’s two days ahead of normal