Small Grains Taking Biggest Hit From Drought Conditions

Small Grains Taking Biggest Hit From Drought Conditions

PIERRE — Drought that has hit a large part of the Northern Plains including South Dakota has impacted small grains worse than the row crops so far. SDSU Extension Field Agronomist David Karki says corn and soybeans are hanging in there but need more rain soon…

He says the small grains have gotten hit the hardest…

Karki says there’s very little producers can do in the short term. He says the no-till seems to be faring better than tilled crops…

Karki says it’ll be critical to get rain in the next couple of weeks with corn getting into its pollination phase.