Eastern South Dakota cow-calf producer did not contract to have calves delivered
7/18/2023 4:42:25 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
AFFECTED AREAS:
Aurora County, SD
Beadle County, SD
Bon Homme County, SD
Brookings County, SD
Brown County, SD
Brule County, SD
Buffalo County, SD
Clark County, SD
Clay County, SD
Codington County, SD
Davison County, SD
Day County, SD
Deuel County, SD
Douglas County, SD
Edmunds County, SD
Faulk County, SD
Grant County, SD
Hamlin 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
Marshall County, SD
McCook County, SD
McPherson County, SD
Miner County, SD
Minnehaha County, SD
Moody County, SD
Roberts County, SD
Sanborn County, SD
Spink County, SD
Turner County, SD
Union County, SD
Yankton County, SD
Start Date: 7/18/2023
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A cow-calf producer from eastern South Dakota opted not to contract to have a couple thousand calves delivered in the fall because he does not know whether he will have forage for them. Recent spotty rains have eased drought and improved grass growth, but it wasn’t clear just a few weeks ago that there would be enough.
Brownfield Ag News (Jefferson City, Mo.), July 18, 2023
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