South Dakota’s harvest is picking up steam

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.

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