BLADENSBURG, IOWA -- Southeast Iowa farmers say despite Tuesday's rainfall, the overall lack of rain has already hurt the corn crop but more rain would be nice if there's hope of saving the soy beans.
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey says much of the state is dry and in need of rain and heartland farmers are agreeing.
They say August is a critical month for soy bean development and they wont have any beans if it doesn't rain.
"Right now, we'll have beans that if they're losing their pods, they'll have no beans on those stems to harvest," said Wayne Durflinger, a farmer from Bladensburg. "But they'll be some beans but how much I don't know."
Durflinger says the price of corn was higher this year but it won't make a difference because he says he'll only be able to harvest half a yield.
"My average is 160-170 bushels to the acre year in, year out and I'm looking at 80-90 bushels this year. So, even though the corn price is high, the farmers still get not any farther ahead."
According to the Iowa Crop Report, soybeans are in 70% good to excellent condition.
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