South Dakota had its third wettest July on record this year and August is also starting out wet. This past week, a string of severe weather made its way through the state. South Dakota State University Extension State Climatologist Laura Edwards says there is a bit of hail damage. “It seemed very localized, nothing widespread,” says Edwards. “In general, we haven’t had lots of severe weather this year. We’ve had extreme rainfall. To start August, we’ve had around five to seven inches of rain. We continue to battle moisture.” Edwards says this could limit growing degree days for the state. Warmer weather is in the two-week outlook, but it is still wet. “My agronomy colleagues are having lots of conversations with cover crops to get something growing that’s not weeds. Weed control has been really challenging, just being able to get out in the field.”
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