Crop Watcher: Harvest 2-3 weeks out in central S.D.

Janelle Atyeo
Sep 25, 2019
Sep 25, 2019

Pumpkin truck — An old truck loaded with pumpkins, gourds and straw bales sits in the yard of the Tom and Renae Morog house near St. Lawrence, S.D.
Courtesy photo by Renae Morog

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As predicted, late September has been a wet one in central South Dakota.

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Janelle is editor of the Tri-State Neighbor, covering South Dakota, southwestern Minnesota, northwestern Iowa and northeastern Nebraska. Reach her at jatyeo@tristateneighbor.com or follow on Twitter @JLNeighbor.