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Wet weather keeps producers out of fieldsSouth Dakota More wet weather to finish off the month of October kept producers out of the fields for most of the week ending Nov. 1, according to the National Agricultural Statsitics Service, South Dakota Field Office, Nov. 2. There were only 1.8 days suitable for fieldwork in the past week for producer to continue to harvest row-crops. There were a number of reports, across the eastern part of the state, which mentioned corn molds forming on the ears. Some of the major farm activities include harvesting row-crops, weaning and selling calves, and moving cattle onto row-crop stubble. A major winter storm brought some heavy snowfalls to the western part of the state and some additional rainfall across the eastern part of the state further hindering the harvest activity, according to the State Climate Office of South Dakota. Precipitation totals ranged from a few tenths of an inch to nearly two inches from south east to east central South Dakota. Pickstown reported the most at 2.13 inches. The northern Black Hills reported over 2 feet of snow. Statewide average temperatures for the week were much closer to average than much of the rest of October. Scattered stations west river were as much as 3 to 4 F below average. Most of the stations east river were above average by as much as 4 F. The highest temperature of the week was 67 F at Madison; Custer reported the lowest temperature at 13 F. Topsoil rated at 95 percent in the adequate to surplus range last week, compared to 90 percent in 2008 and 77 percent for the five-year average. Subsoil was rated at 85 percent in the adequate to surplus range, compared to 82 percent last year and 66 percent for the five-year average. Soil temperatures at 4 inch-depth held relatively steady for all stations in the 40s F for the week. Fifty percent of the soybean crop has been harvested, compared to 92 percent last year and 95 percent for the five-year average. Twelve percent of corn has been harvested for grain, compared to 31 percent last year and 55 percent for the five-year average. Ninety-five percent of the winter wheat seeding is complete, compared to 99 percent in 2008 and 100 percent for the five-year average.
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