South Dakota spring wheat delayed, winter wheat looks good

South Dakota spring wheat delayed, winter wheat looks good

A South Dakota wheat grower was close to getting spring wheat planted when

a storm hit.

“About a week ago we had about 24 or 25 inches of snow,” said Shannon DePoy, who

farms in Northwestern South Dakota, “and we’ve had some more showers after

that.”

Shannon tells Brownfield his plans are delayed because of the wet weather.

“We was about geared up to start planting,” said DePoy. “We usually try to

start planting the middle of April, the 15th, so it’s going to be the

end of April or the first part of May for sure.”

On the other hand, late season snow has been good for DePoy’s winter wheat,

which is coming out of dormancy and doing well.

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