Less than ideal planting season

Melisa Goss
Jun 12, 2024
Jun 12, 2024

CW Fritzsche (21).JPG — Wessington, South Dakota farmer Joe Fritzsche was still planting soybeans on June 10. Several rain delays set him back a few weeks, he said.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss

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Melisa Goss

As of June 10, Joe Fritzsche was still planting soybeans.

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Melisa Goss, Assistant Editor for the Tri-State Neighbor, is a South Dakota farm girl whose love of travel has allowed her to see ag’s vital impact around the world, from America’s heartland to the rice paddies of Southeast Asia and many places in between. She makes her home in Hartford with her husband, daughter and miniature schnauzer. You can reach her at mgoss@lee.net.