Farmers baling wheat crops for hay in Ziebach County, South Dakota
7/26/2017 4:35:42 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Ziebach County, SD
Dupree, SD
Start Date: 3/1/2017
- End Date: 7/26/2017
In Ziebach County, South Dakota, the drought has affected the agriculture industry and the farming industry with the conditions being so dry and only 5 inches of rain to date. The fire hazard is extreme due to the dry conditions, farmers are baling up their wheat crop for hay because of no alfalfa and grass is short already. The water along the Moreau River stopped flowing and we had a 514-acre fire burn when it was 106 degrees. When you drive over the grass it just crumbles.
From Ziebach County, South Dakota, on July 26, 2017
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Farmers baling wheat crops for hay in Ziebach County, South Dakota.
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
