According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, the entire state of South Dakota is under some level of drought conditions, with the worst conditions as of March 25 in the southwest portion of the state.

It takes the right amount of rain at the right time to ensure the wheat and other crops across Union County can produce ...

The continuing dry conditions after one of the driest Marches is seeing good progress on spring crop drilling, but newly establishing crops are needing some rain in some areas of the South and East.

USDA’s second Crop Progress of the year last week showed oat planting in Iowa is 20 points ahead of normal. South Dakota is 12 points quicker than the average pace. Both are signs that dry ...