Iowa farmers are still waiting to harvest corn and soybeans

"Harvest has slowly started as many farmers continue to wait for corn moisture content to fall and for soybeans to reach full maturity," Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey said Monday.

Although harvest of both corn and soybean crops is currently underway, cool and cloudy weather has slowed drying of the crops. Flood gauges along the Missouri River are finally dropping below flood stage and some farmers with flooded acres are seeding winter wheat or similar crops for winter cover and soil improvement.

Five percent of the corn crop has been harvested, while just 3 percent of the soybean crop has been harvested,