Drought affecting crop land, pastures, water supply in central South Dakota
3/23/2022 11:15:49 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Buffalo County, SD
Dewey County, SD
Faulk County, SD
Haakon County, SD
Hand County, SD
Hughes County, SD
Hyde County, SD
Jones County, SD
Lyman County, SD
Minnehaha County, SD
Potter County, SD
Stanley County, SD
Sully County, SD
Ziebach County, SD
Start Date: 3/23/2022
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Conditions remain very dry in central South Dakota as little snow fell this winter after an extremely dry 2021. Crop land, pastures and water supply are affected by the dryness. Last spring, dugouts for cattle had water, but this spring, there is little to no water and access is an issue. Producers will need to haul water. Some pastures are so dry that cattle cannot graze.
Some producers are adjusting livestock stocking rates, considering alternate water for their cattle, and rethinking their crop rotation. Fire danger is a huge concern amid drought.
KELOLAND-TV CBS 11 (Sioux Falls, S.D.), March 23, 2022
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