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Warm weather dries South Dakota soil

Warm, dry South Dakota weather made planting progress possible, but dried out soil and affected crop conditions. Topsoil and subsoil moisture are mostly short to adequate.

Corn is more than three-quarters planted, which is ahead of last year and ahead of normal.  Almost 30 percent of South Dakota soybeans are planted, which is about normal.

Fifteen percent of the sorghum is planted.

All the small grain planting is about done and all, including winter wheat, are rated mostly fair to good.