From planting to harvest, this year’s growing season conditions went from one extreme to another. Excessive rains delayed planting in the spring but autumn has been extremely hot and dry.
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Soybean harvest is wrapping up in Spink County where the hot, dry weather rushed beans to maturity and increased fire risks.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss
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Jay Esser’s dog RJ supervises harvest in Spink County.
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An aerial shot shows the top of the 140-foot upright CHS grain storage facility in Worthing, S.D., that will add 1.1 million bushels of year-round storage.
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A new, year-round CHS grain storage facility is nearing completion near Worthing, S.D. The facility is expected to open by the end of harvest 2024.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss
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The new CHS grain storage facility required roughly 4,000 yards of concrete, 1.2 million pounds of rebar and has over 3,500 yards of concrete in 467 auger cast piles.
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Soybean harvest rolls on in Douglas County
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss
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 .
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