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This past week the northeastern part of South Dakota had excellent planting conditions. Planters and seed tenders were moving around everywhere to beat the corn planting deadline.
Grant Rix, his brother Jarrett and dad Roger make up Rix Farms. They grow corn and soybeans in Brown and Day counties in addition to running a service shop, doing commercial trucking and commercial applications for the local cooperative.
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“There’s some areas that have been catching the rains. Corn and beans are looking very promising.”
For an agricultural operation to thrive, producers must sometimes look at the big picture and make decisions to benefit the long-term success …
"As we get closer to harvest, I am seeing pockets of fields, and in some cases entire fields, beginning to dry down prematurely."
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