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Cool, wet conditions; low prices challenge wheat farmers

By Connie Sieh Groop 10/19/2025

Wheat was once the dominant crop throughout the Midwest. However, shifts in climate, advancements in crop genetics, and new methods…

Soybean harvest is set to begin soon and places like Agtegra have planned ahead with additional capacity. Photo courtesy of Connie Groop for the Aberdeen Insider.

Farmers looking at great harvest, limited storage opportunities as they wait for better prices

By Connie Sieh Groop 10/04/2025

Across the state, it looks like it will be a great corn and soybean harvest. But, with lots of bushels……

This drone image taken near Britton shows several areas of standing water in a cornfield at bottom and soybeans at top. Courtesy photo.

August rains drench farmland east of Aberdeen as harvest season arrives

By Connie Sieh Groop 08/30/2025

Timely rains are the key to raising field crops. In most years, this area relies on 15 to 20 inches……

Oats and spring wheat were planted near Aberdeen on March 31 in the first site of the South Dakota State Extension Crop Performance Testing program. Recent moisture should help crops. Courtesy photo.

Farmers welcome snow, rain as planting begins

By Connie Sieh Groop 04/10/2025

Snow and rain last week thrilled Dylan Perrion, who farms south of Ipswich. “We’ve had about an inch to 2……

Scott Rau, Alan Rau and Darrin Rau discuss property lines and a fence erected by the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Park that restricts access to their property in near Salt Lake in Campbell County. Aberdeen Insider photo by Shannon Marvel.

Campbell County landowners in dispute with GFP over land access

By Shannon Marvel 11/15/2024

CAMPBELL COUNTY —Tensions between landowners near Salt Lake in southern Campbell County and the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish……