05/26/2009 6:58 PM
The weekly crop report from the Agriculture Department shows some parts of South Dakota could use rain.
Twenty-seven percent of the state was rated short of topsoil moisture to start the week. Nearly all areas of the state report below-normal precipitation since April 1, with deficits as large as 4¼ inches at Pickstown and more than 3 inches at Armour and Mitchell.
Corn planting is only 7 percentage points behind the 5-year average of 89 percent completed by now. Soybean planting is just 1 percentage point behind normal.
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The weekly crop report from the Agriculture Department shows some parts of South Dakota could use rain.
Twenty-seven percent of the state was rated short of topsoil moisture to start the week. Nearly all areas of the state report below-normal precipitation since April 1, with deficits as large as 4¼ inches at Pickstown and more than 3 inches at Armour and Mitchell.
Corn planting is only 7 percentage points behind the 5-year average of 89 percent completed by now. Soybean planting is just 1 percentage point behind normal.
© 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. Material may not be redistributed.
