iGrow - A Service of SDSU Extension

Cash prices are separated by region and a simple cash average price is then calculated for each specific region. The basis is calculated by subtracting the closing futures price of the nearby futures contract from the average cash price of grain in each of the six regions.

SDSU Extension publishes the South Dakota Pest & Crop Newsletter each week to provide growers, producers, crop consultants, and others involved in crop production with timely news pertinent to management of pests, diseases, and weeds in South Dakota.

The Crop Condition Index (CCI), is calculated to track the condition of a specific crop from week to week during the growing season.  It is based on the crop condition ratings reported each week in USDA’s Crop Progress Report.  South Dakota’s office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) surveys Extension Educators and others each week to determine crop progress and crop condition during the growing season.  Information from this weekly survey is released each Monday afternoon.

Although it sounds cliché, lightning can strike during any season of the year.  It can be a significant hazard, both out in the open and near your home or office.  The highest danger is when you are exposed with very little protection, as when you are out in the field.

As the unusually warm winter of 2011-12 transitioned to a warm spring, a common topic of conversation has been that the winter wheat is getting too big too fast. The threat of a late spring frost, when wheat is in an advanced growth stage and impacts to yields are greater is still possible.