Corn, alfalfa, pasture growth slowed by drought in South Dakota
8/10/2022 4:58:12 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Davison County, SD
Douglas County, SD
Hanson County, SD
Hutchinson County, SD
Miner County, SD
Sanborn County, SD
Start Date: 6/1/2022
- End Date: 8/10/2022
Much of the corn west of Sioux Falls dried up. One farmer was hoping to get 10 to 20 bushels in some areas, and expected that overall that he'd get from zero to more than 100 bushels in some places.
Cattle producers kept the livestock off of pastures until near the end of June and fed them hay and silage to allow pasture grass to grow.
Alfalfa has not grown well and only yielded 4 bales on a second cutting of 35 acres, when he usually gets more than 100 bales.
KELOLAND (Sioux Falls, S.D.), Aug. 10, 2022
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