Central S.D. crop hangs on with first rain since May

Janelle Atyeo
Jul 25, 2025
Jul 25, 2025

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Winter wheat harvest got underway at TEH Farms July 16. The first fields haven’t yielded well, but Holzwarth said there’s potential for 80-bushel wheat where the crop got the right amount of rain.

Submitted photo by Teddy Holzwarth

Spring wheat fields were turning in dryer areas. The first of the crop should be ready for harvest next week, Holzwarth said.

Submitted photo by Teddy Holzwarth

Winter wheat harvest got underway at TEH Farms July 16.

Submitted photo by Teddy Holzwarth

Winter wheat harvest got underway at TEH Farms July 16.

Submitted photo by Teddy Holzwarth

Soybeans progress toward the flowering stage in Potter County, S.D.

Submitted photo by Teddy Holzwarth

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Janelle Atyeo

Potter County got its first sizable rain since spring Sunday, July 20, providing some moisture to parched crops.

CW Holzwarth 8.jpg — Soybeans were holding on after a shot of rain in Potter County. End rows and hilly areas were showing some stress.
Submitted photo by Teddy Holzwarth

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CW Holzwarth 10.jpg — No till corn on the Teddy Holzwarth farm in Potter County, S.D.
Submitted photo by Teddy Holzwarth

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CW Holzwarth 3.jpg — Wheat flows from the combine to the grain cart at THE Farms, based in Potter County, S.D.
Submitted photo by Teddy Holzwarth

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CW Holzwarth 5.jpg — Some spring wheat fields that caught more rain were still green and about two weeks away from harvest as of July 21.
Submitted photo by Teddy Holzwarth

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Teddy Holzwarth is a third generation farmer who operates TEH Farms from Gettysburg, South Dakota. He grows no-till corn, soybeans and wheat in Potter, Sully and Dewey counties. He and his wife Emily have three children.