Planting Wheat
All Planting Wheat Content
Winter Wheat Variety Trial Results
The Winter Wheat Variety Trial Results are crop performance testing data from various locations across South Dakota.
Wheat
The SDSU Extension team provides unbiased, research-based information to help wheat growers make decisions to improve yields and profits.
Cover Crops
The benefits of planting cover crops are numerous.
Crops
During the growing season, SDSU Extension provides weekly production recommendations.
Volunteer Wheat and Kochia Management With Herbicides Will Likely Require Two Passes
Wheat curl mites, which carry wheat streak mosaic virus, use volunteer wheat and grass weeds as secondary hosts to infest recently planted winter wheat crops. Therefore, effective management of these plants before winter wheat planting is critical.
Optimizing Wheat Success for 2025
With spring and warmer temperatures arriving in South Dakota, now is the ideal time to start planning your wheat crop for the upcoming growing season.
Fertilizer Placed With the Seeds in Dry Soil Conditions
Climate patterns can shift from wet to dry very quickly. A current consideration is thinking about seed injury from furrow-placed fertilizers, and there are notable differences among crops for tolerance of seed-placed fertilizers.
Economics of Different Crop Rotation Systems in South Dakota
Economic returns are an important factor to consider when selecting crop rotation systems.
Crop Rotation Potential: Improving Soil Health & Farm Profitability
Two-year corn-soybean rotation coupled with heavy chemical inputs has become the routine practice of agricultural production in the Midwestern United States. According to USDA/NASS data, corn and soybean prices received by producers in South Dakota both reached the peak levels of $7.39 and $16.00 per bushel, respectively, in August, 2012.
Cover Crop Usage in South Dakota is on the Rise
The number of South Dakota producers who use cover crops has been increasing at an accelerating rate over the past ten years.