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SD Winter Wheat Crop Does Well

Published June 30, 2025

South Dakota Wheat Commission Executive Director Jon Kleinjan says the winter wheat crop is filling in. "We were so dry last fall and winter, things looked kinda bleak this spring," said Kleinjan. "We've had pretty ideal wheat weather for most of…

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Tough Start for Winter Wheat

Published October 30, 2024

The winter wheat got off to a slow start this fall. “We’ve been extremely dry from about August on,” said Jon Kleinjan, executive director, South Dakota Wheat Commission. Emergence is well behind the norm for this date. “Some places are…

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Spring Wheat Behind Winter Wheat

Published July 26, 2024

Winter wheat harvest in South Dakota was progressing this week. “I’d say we’re a third finished and yields have been mostly good to excellent,” said Jon Kleinjan, Executive Director, of South Dakota Wheat Commission. According to Kleinjan, test weights seem…

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SD Wheat – Moving Right Along

Published July 18, 2024

Winter wheat harvest in South Dakota has been moving along. The good weather has allowed harvest to get started at a good pace. “It sounds like the quality has been fairly good,” said South Dakota Wheat Commissioner Jon Kleinjan. “I…

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Winter Wheat Wraps Up, Spring Wheat Harvest Begins

Published July 28, 2023

South Dakota State University Extension Agronomist Jonathon Kleinjan says winter wheat harvest is getting closer to wrapping up in the state. "I've heard mixed reports on yields; some poor yields and some pretty good yields from over 70-bushel wheat to…

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Farmers Hitting Their Stride

Published May 23, 2023

South Dakota State University Extension Agronomist Jon Kleinjan says the central and southern parts of South Dakota are on the tail-end of planting. Northern South Dakota had a wet start to the season iand is just hitting its stride. Kleinjan…

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Heat Stress Hits Winter Wheat

Published July 24, 2022

The winter wheat harvest is well underway in South Dakota. South Dakota State University Extension Agronomist Jonathan Kleinjan says some parts of the crop suffered from heat stress. "I had a producer call me from Onida saying he was disappointed…

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Poor Crop Conditions Remain in SD

Published July 1, 2019

South Dakota State University Extension crop specialist Jon Kleinjan says conditions look poor across portions of South Dakota. He’s been traveling as far as Aberdeen and south-central South Dakota in the last few days. "There's lots of unplanted ground and…

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SD Corn Comments

Published September 21, 2018

Corn harvest conversations are part of this week’s Corn Comments, an update from the South Dakota Corn Utilization Council.

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Storms Hammer Crops in Central SD

Published July 4, 2018

South Dakota State University Extension Crop Production Associate Jon Kleinjan says the crop is still variable. Storms are impacting the area. "Some producers in Sully County on Monday lost 14,000 acres, somebody else lost 4,000 out of the 6,000 that he…

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