Much-needed rains come at optimal time for corn, beans in central S.D.

Janelle Atyeo
Aug 7, 2025
Aug 7, 2025

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Wheat harvest has been frustrating with rain and dew to work around. While winter wheat yields suffered from dry, hot growing conditions, Teddy Holzwarth was expecting a better spring wheat crop.

Photos courtesy Teddy Holzwarth

Corn stands were shorter than usual, but ears were looking good as of early August.

Photo courtesy Teddy Holzwarth

Soybeans were flowering and setting lower pods in Potter County, S.D., in early August.

Photo courtesy Teddy Holzwarth

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Janelle Atyeo

After a dry spell and hot weather in July, the end of the month brought much-needed rain to Potter County, with totals between 1.5 and 6 inches.

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CW Holzwarth (3).jpg — Corn stands were shorter than usual, but ears were looking good as of early August.
Photo courtesy Teddy Holzwarth

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CW Holzwarth (2).jpg — Wheat harvest has been frustrating with rain and dew to work around. While winter wheat yields suffered from dry, hot growing conditions, Teddy Holzwarth was expecting a better spring wheat crop.
Photo courtesy Teddy Holzwarth

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CW Holzwarth (5).jpg — Soybeans benefitted from late July rains in Potter County, S.D.
Photo courtesy Teddy Holzwarth

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Teddy Holzwarth is providing by-weekly updates from TEH Farms in Gettysburg as part of this season’s Crop Watcher team for the Tri-State Neighbor farm publication. He grows no-till corn, soybeans and wheat in Potter, Sully and Dewey counties. Follow his reports and others at www.tristateneighbor.com.