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Some northeast South Dakota fields beyond help

Janelle Atyeo
Jul 18, 2017
Jul 18, 2017 Updated Jul 11, 2018

Aberdeen soybeans — A field of soybeans south of Aberdeen, S.D., shows slow growth in mid-July.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

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Crops in northeastern South Dakota were beginning to show stress without having a rain shower in all of July and temperatures heating up after July 4.

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