Articles tagged under: South Dakota
Mississippi River Slowdown Not Having Big Impact on Local Basis Yet
Published October 5, 2022
Widening basis at the Mississippi River has not made a big impact on basis for the six grain elevators followed by the Red River Farm Network yet. Spring wheat basis is mostly unchanged from last week ranging from 50 to…Dry Conditions Expand
Published September 30, 2022
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows an increase in dry conditions across the Dakotas and Minnesota. In North Dakota, the severe drought in the western part of the state now stretches from Divide to Bowman Counties. Moderate drought is showing…A Three-Ring Harvest Circus
Published September 29, 2022
Mitchell, South Dakota farmer Chet Edinger is managing what he calls a three-ring circus. "We wanted to have one crew on sunflowers, another on soybeans and one planting wheat, but the sunflowers were still wet. We swapped that machine over…Dry Conditions Get Worse in Dakotas and MN
Published September 23, 2022
In the last week, dry conditions worsened across the Dakotas and Minnesota. The majority of North Dakota went from abnormally dry to moderate drought. Abnormally dry conditions are getting more widespread in northeastern South Dakota compared to the previous week.…Rain Needed for Winter Wheat Planting
Published September 9, 2022
SDSU Extension State Climatologist Laura Edwards says the drought monitor has expanded across the region and impacts of the drought are seen in some corn fields. "South Dakota is a little bit more of a mixed bag where eastern and…Silage Chopping Season Kicks Off
Published September 9, 2022
Dry conditions in parts of South Dakota has pushed the corn crop to mature. Watertown, South Dakota farmer Doug Noem has started chopping corn silage."We going to be about ten-to-15 percent under normal yields. The silage choppers are finding about…RNG Plant Coming to SD Dairy Farm
Published September 9, 2022
Biogest America is building an agricultural biogas plant in Hurley, South Dakota. The company is providing engineering, design and equipment for a four-tank system with Brightmark in collaboration with Full Circle Dairy. The project will operate on 224,000 tons of…Dry Conditions Worsen in Dakotas and Minnesota
Published September 9, 2022
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map shows abnormally dry conditions changing to moderate drought in Williams and McKinzie Counties in the western part of North Dakota. Abnormally dry conditions remain across five areas of the state. In South Dakota, extreme…South Dakota Wheat Harvest Wraps Up
Published September 4, 2022
The wheat harvest is nearly complete in South Dakota. South Dakota Wheat Commission Executive Director Reid Christophersons says the winter wheat and spring wheat crops were not the same. "Winter wheat harvest was just absolutely expectational. Producers saw yields from…