The new drought report suggests recent rains have stabilized the devastating drought.
But in some key farming states the dry conditions have intensified.
And the Department of Agriculture is already saying the nation is on track to have its worst corn crop in nearly two decades.
June and July were too hot and too dry for the plants to set ears well.
But with more rain falling this month than last some farmers are hoping to recover part of their crops.
The rains we've gotten so far in August have helped stabilize soybean crop conditions, and if we continue to get more, the soybean harvest will look pretty good.
Sixth generation soybean farmer Phil Fuhr says "We've started to set a lot of new pods and new flowers, and we actually have a soybean crop, that is very heavy close to the top."
He says that's great news for soybean farmers. Because just a few weeks ago things were not pretty.
"It was so hot, the pods were burning up, the flowers, were burning up, so it didn't flower quite as well," says Fuhr.
You can see the drought's impact on the bottom of these soybean plants. There are very few beans, with most of them having burned off because of the lack of rain. But the plants kept growing. And the weather actually turned into the farmer's favor.
"When it is hot and dry, you don't have these soybean fungal disease that we battle every year when it's really wet and humid, so we didn't have that, so we do have a really healthy crop," says Fuhr.
And that crop is now blooming again. Growing bean pods nearer the top of the plant. But the soybeans aren't home free yet.
"Now what we need to do in August is continue getting more rainfalls, so we can fill those pods out."
And Fuhr says the amount of rain we get now will determine a soybean growers paycheck.
"The size of the bean will affect the yield tremendously, a soybean that's twice as big that'll really increase your yield substantially."
The Quad Cities is forecast to be dry the next couple of days with the next chance of rain coming on Sunday.
