Welcome Moisture

The southern Red River Valley is going through its wettest spring in years. Keith Alverson, who farms at Chester, South Dakota, is happy with the moisture. “For the first time since 2019 we’re gonna go into the planting season with a full soil (moisture) profile and so that’s got us excited.” Alverson said farmers in the area are taking advantage of the great soil conditions and started planting between the rains. “There’s a varying degree of how aggressive the guys were pushing. There’s even a few people that are done with corn.”