Our whole area has had a very slow start to our spring. With the heavy snow and virtually no melting occurring during the winter and a late, cool spring, virtually no field work or fertility got done in April.
We started planting this year on May 1. Half way through the month, we were 25% done planting corn. I believe most operations are at that point or less.
We have a farm that has vested drainage ways, so the surface water was able to disappear rather quickly and we were able to get into the fields faster there than most of my ground.
We caught some rains in the last week, which has delayed us recently. With the heat and sun this week there will be quite a bit of corn planted.
There is quite a bit of ground in the northeastern part of South Dakota that doesn’t drain very well and has no drain tile, so planting will be delayed there.
Source: agupdate.com
Photo Credit: istock-kat72
Categories: South Dakota, Crops