Grains stunted in central, southeastern South Dakota
6/15/2023 3:51:52 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Aurora County, SD
Beadle County, SD
Huron, SD
Bon Homme County, SD
Brookings County, SD
Brookings, SD
Brule County, SD
Buffalo County, SD
Charles Mix County, SD
Clay County, SD
Davison County, SD
Douglas County, SD
Gregory County, SD
Hand County, SD
Hanson County, SD
Hutchinson County, SD
Hyde County, SD
Jerauld County, SD
Kingsbury County, SD
Lake County, SD
Lincoln County, SD
Lyman County, SD
McCook County, SD
Miner County, SD
Minnehaha County, SD
Moody County, SD
Sanborn County, SD
Turner County, SD
Union County, SD
Yankton County, SD
Start Date: 6/15/2023
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Oats and barley in central and southeastern South Dakota were stunted from the lack of rain. Spring wheat was starting to head out prematurely. Soybeans were small in the northeastern part of the state. Farmers from Huron to Brookings were irrigating earlier than usual.
Brownfield Ag News (Jefferson City, Mo.), June 15, 2023
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