Field conditions vary in central South Dakota, “but, we definitely need some rain.” Tim Luken manages the Onida location for Oahe Grain says the rains have been spotty. “The next couple weeks will be okay, but after that we’ll need rain,” said Luken. “That stuff starts growing, it’ll need some groceries to keep going.” The corn and soybeans have responded well to the warm weather, but the small grains don’t like the heat. NDSU Extension Cropping Systems Specialist Greg Endres says the winds have made it difficult to spray on a timely basis. The weeds are also growing fast. “We try to stress the need to control small weeds and we just don’t have much time, the weeds are growing very rapidly across the board and densities seem to be up this year as well.”
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