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South Dakota winter wheat harvest running behind

There was very little rainfall and below normal temperatures this past week in South Dakota. Topsoil moisture is 82 percent adequate to surplus.

Winter wheat is 74 percent good to excellent, with 55 percent mature and only 4 percent harvested, well behind the 32 percent average.

Oats are 85 percent good to excellent with only 15 percent of the crop mature and 4 percent harvested.

South Dakota’s corn crop is 80 percent good to excellent and 30 percent silking.

Soybeans are 72 percent good to excellent and 70 percent in the bloom.

Alfalfa is 79 percent good to excellent with the first cutting 91 percent complete. The second cutting is 38 percent complete.