While some parts of South Dakota had temporary relief from drought, that was not the case for Derrick Scott at Geddes, South Dakota, situated in the southern part of the state, close to the Missouri River. As Scott explains, his crops are narrowly avoiding outright drought conditions.
“Well, it’s hanging on by a thread,” he said, referring to his row crop acres that are not irrigated. “The corn and the beans look pretty good; we received about .70 of an inch of rain last week.” There have been areas, Scott’s included, that haven’t received the rain that has fallen in other parts of the state.
