Articles tagged under: South Dakota
SD Corn and Soybean Crops Progressing
Published June 18, 2018
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service says South Dakota’s corn crop is rated 66 percent good to excellent. The soybean crop is rated 61 percent good to excellent, with most of the crop emerged. Spring wheat is rated 85 percent fair…Daugaard Requests Disaster Declaration
Published June 15, 2018
South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard is requesting a Presidential Disaster Declaration for Campbell, McPherson and Walworth Counties in the state. The request stems from May flooding following storms dropping more than 13 inches of rain and causing a dam to breach…SD Ethanol Supporters Rally in Sioux Falls
Published June 13, 2018
More than 200 ethanol supporters met in Sioux Falls, South Dakota Wednesday to rally for biofuels. The event featured South Dakota Corn Growers Association President Troy Knecht. "We want the president to catch on to the fact the EPA Administrator (Scott…Crop Watch Recap
Published June 13, 2018
The Red River Farm Network brings reports from the fields every Tuesday at 12:37 p.m. during Crop Watch. Recently, Randy Koenen made stops in South Dakota near Peever and Britton. Listen to the entire Crop Watch segment and take a look…A Delay for Baled Hay
Published June 13, 2018
After a slow start, crops in the Peever, South Dakota area are at normal development. Louie Nigg says timely rain and warm temperatures helped the crop catch up. One casualty of the rain is the hay crop. "We've been lucky the…First Round of Weed Control Wraps Up
Published June 13, 2018
Crop emergence in the Eden, South Dakota area was about as good as can be expected, according to Curtis Samson of Muskrat Farm Supply. "Crops got in really quite well, but a little late, probably one week to ten days longer…Dry Conditions Near Britton, SD
Published June 13, 2018
Crop emergence has been spotty in a fields near the Britton, South Dakota area. DuWayne Bosse says it’s been dry. "We didn't get that rain right after we planted, which normally corrects some mistakes. There's a few areas that you can…Uneven Corn Emergence in SD
Published June 13, 2018
West of Britton, South Dakota, dry weather caused some uneven corn emergence for Kurt Zuhlke. "Corn has some of the worst stands we've seen in a quite a while here, but we've got places where the corn has five leaves…Winter Wheat Acres Up Dramatically in SD, ND
Published June 13, 2018
Winter wheat acreage is significantly higher in South Dakota and North Dakota this year. In South Dakota, USDA expects 730,000 acres to be harvested for winter wheat. That’s up from 520,000 acres last year. In North Dakota, winter wheat acreage…