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South Dakota Winter Wheat Seeding, Emerging Ahead Of Average

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — About half of South Dakota’s winter wheat crop has emerged, after another week of favorable weather.

The Agriculture Department says in its weekly crop report that 89 percent of the crop is now seeded, ahead of average. Forty-seven percent of the crop has emerged, slightly ahead of average.

Winter wheat is seeded and emerges in the fall, goes dormant over the winter, begins growing again in the spring and is harvested in the summer.

South Dakota’s corn harvest is still behind average at 21 percent, but the soybean harvest is nearing three-fourths done and is close to average. The sunflower harvest is just getting underway, at 5 percent complete.

Pasture and range conditions statewide are rated 52 percent good to excellent. Stock water supplies are 75 percent adequate to surplus.

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