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South Dakota’s harvest is picking up steam
Harvest is starting to pick up steam in South Dakota.
As of Sunday, five percent of the state’s corn had been harvested and 67 percent had reached maturity, up 24 from the five-year average. The crop is rated 63 percent good to excellent.
Soybean harvest reached 12 percent compared to three percent last year. Eighty-three percent of beans have dropped leaves, up 12 percentage points from last year. The crop is rated 61 percent good to excellent.
Sorghum harvest began with one percent completed. Sorghum coloring reached 85 percent, up six percentage points from last year. The crop is rated 67 percent good to excellent.
Tags: 2018 harvest, Crops, South Dakota
Picking up steam and putting it right back down after inches upon inches of rain across the state.