Crop Watcher: Fields still aren't dry enough for harvest

Jager Robinson
Oct 9, 2019
Oct 9, 2019 Updated Oct 10, 2019

Rohrbach planter — Crop watcher Jonathan Rohrbach stands by his planter at his Roscoe, S.D., farm. He had seeded some small grains, but was waiting for fields to dry before planting corn in late May.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Jager Robinson

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ROSCOE, S.D. - It’s been tough sledding for crop watcher Johnathan Rohrbach and his northern South Dakota operation out of Roscoe.

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