Rain keeps tractors idle

Wet conditions and cool soil temperatures mean planting is on hold for many farmers.

Iowa's 2025 planting season is off to a slow start, with soggy fields and cool temperatures testing farmers' patience.

Early April rains and fluctuating temperatures kept planters parked last week as farmers waited for fields to dry and soil temperatures to climb out of the mid-40s.

Fayette County Farm Bureau member Brennan Duffy says it may be some time before he gets rolling. More than 5 inches of rain from April 1-4, followed by below-freezing temperatures and additional rainfall, have...