South Dakota
Wet weather forcing South Dakota farmers to delay or cut back on planting of crops
Latest rains and flooding have compelled many farmers within the japanese half of South Dakota to delay getting crops into the bottom, and a few are actually nicely behind the standard planting schedule or have needed to in the reduction of the acreage they can plant.
The heavy rains throughout a long-range drought have left farm fields soaked and inaccessible to farm gear. Some current storms have broken essential planting gear. The ensuing delay in planting has some farmers scrambling to take care of crop manufacturing and, consequently, their anticipated earnings.
Consequently, some farmers that suffer crop or income losses must lean closely on crop insurance coverage and federal reduction funding to make it by means of the 2022 planting season.
The current storms within the southeast and the surplus moisture within the northeast have backed producers right into a nook in regard to deciding when, or even when, to plant a summer time 2022 crop. In the event that they wait too lengthy, the rising season can be in the reduction of and producing a fall crop might develop into out of the query.
Farmers suffered an enormous setback on Could 12 when a high-intensity storm generally known as a derecho not solely dropped extreme moisture however injury equipment wanted to plant a great crop.
“That basically threw a wrench in lots of people’s plans as a result of we had been already late planting,” mentioned Scott VanderWal, a Volga farmer who’s president of the South Dakota Farm Bureau. “That storm got here and destroyed lots of grain bins, center-pivot irrigators, buildings, livestock services, an amazing quantity of harm. We needed to spend a few good days cleansing up messes as a substitute of planting.”
Regardless of the late begin and intermittent rains that stored him out of the fields, VanderWal was in a position to get his soybeans within the floor on time.
Many northeastern South Dakota farmers weren’t so fortunate. VanderWal mentioned. Due to the flooding and extra moisture that the area has obtained, crop farmers will almost certainly depend on a portion of their insurance coverage insurance policies generally known as “prevent-planting” choices.
Prevented-planting provisions are present in crop insurance coverage insurance policies and permit planters to gather funds for his or her crops that they weren’t in a position to plant as deliberate because of an insured trigger. In South Dakota this 12 months, flooding, extra moisture, drought, and pure disasters are insured causes.
“In 2019, there was an terrible lot of us in japanese South Dakota that used that and it actually stored some folks in enterprise,” mentioned VanderWal. “It’s not one thing you wish to take since you don’t make any cash on it, however it’ll maintain you alive.”
Taylor Dinger, who helps farm a plot of land close to Hecla, has seen dramatic reductions within the crops they had been in a position to plant because of extra moisture.
Not like many planters within the area, Dinger was in a position to get a corn crop within the floor simply earlier than the heavier rains hit, however was solely in a position to plant about half of regular.
“We lucked out that since we planted, all the things sort of dried out versus filling up,” Dinger mentioned. “We acquired that rain after we planted however it didn’t flood something out. We acquired out early sufficient that it wasn’t a difficulty.”
As a consequence of delays in accessing fields, he and plenty of others within the area have switched to a faster-maturing seed for his or her crops, permitting them to remain on schedule.
Dinger is engaged on planting soybeans, and is anticipating round 60 % of the traditional yield. Thankfully, there are methods for him and different planters to place the land to worthwhile use.
Cowl crops are another choice accessible to planters. In 2021, the U.S. Division of Agriculture carried out modifications to the prevented-planting provisions to permit farmers to plant a canopy crop after the ultimate planting date. Cowl crops may be hayed, grazed, or chopped at any level and nonetheless obtain the complete prevented-planting fee. This permits farmers to maintain the land in good situation by boosting total soil well being and preserve a income stream, based on USDA.
“The [excess] land that we will get to … it’ll be prevent-plant, however they’ve it arrange the place you’ll be able to plant it to a canopy crop. I’m hoping if it dries out sufficient we will get it into a canopy crop system of some sort.”
After watching farmers undergo losses because of pure disasters in 2020 and 2021, Congress put into place emergency reduction funding that’s accessible by means of an utility course of. The Emergency Livestock Aid Program and the Emergency Aid Program are two-phase packages designed to assist farmers regain monetary stability even when they misplaced the flexibility to supply livestock or crops within the earlier two years.
These impacted by the occasions of 2020 and 2021 are nonetheless in a position to apply for help with these packages. In response to the Farm Service Company, pre-filled functions had been scheduled to be mailed in late Could 2022 to those that obtained prevented-planting funds throughout this time interval. Planters within the help can contact a neighborhood FSA brokers for particulars, accessible at this hyperlink.
A group of North Dakota landowners is appealing the state’s approval of an underground carbon storage area for Summit Carbon Solutions, the company attempting to build the world’s largest carbon capture and storage project.
The group represented by Bismarck attorney Derrick Braaten on Thursday filed the appeal in Burleigh County District Court, asserting that the North Dakota Industrial Commission withheld information and violated state law in approving the storage permit plan on Dec. 12.
The permanent underground carbon storage sites in western North Dakota are a key piece of Summit’s planned five-state pipeline network (including South Dakota) capturing greenhouse gas emissions from ethanol plants. Approving the storage wells was one of the last decisions of Gov. Doug Burgum as chair of the Industrial Commission, which also included Attorney General Drew Wrigley and Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring.
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The unanimous vote by the commission means that landowners who had not signed an agreement with Summit will be forced to allow the carbon storage on their property.
The landowners assert that the Industrial Commission, which includes the state Department of Mineral Resources, illegally refused to disclose information to landowners under North Dakota open records laws. Braaten and his clients were seeking computer-generated models that predict where the carbon dioxide will go when it is pumped underground for permanent storage.
The appeal says former Department of Mineral Resources Director Lynn Helms refused to provide the models before, during and after public hearings on the case in June, shortly before Helms retired.
The order passed by the Industrial Commission said that if any open records requests were not fulfilled, it is because the Braaten Law Firm did not inform the agency that it had not received the records.
“That’s a lie,” Braaten told the North Dakota Monitor.
The appeal said Braaten’s firm was able to obtain the records in November. Braaten contends the computer models aren’t accurate but landowners were not given a chance to dispute that. He said multiple requests for a rehearing were ignored.
Another issue raised in the appeal are the state’s rules on underground storage. Under a process called amalgamation, if 60% of the landowners in a proposed storage area agree to the plan, the state can force the other 40% to comply.
Summit has obtained more than 92% of the pore space lease agreements across all three areas, according to the order approved in December.
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After the commission’s Dec. 12 decision, Summit Executive Vice President Wade Boeshans said the permits resulted from “years of rigorous scientific study, engineering design, and input from regulators, landowners, and local leaders.”
Braaten also is representing the Northwest Landowners Association that has a separate lawsuit before the North Dakota Supreme Court on the amalgamation issue that he contends is unconstitutional.
He said a ruling on either that lawsuit or the storage decision appeal should clarify the constitutionality of the rules.
Braaten’s law firm also is representing Emmons County in a separate legal challenge to the state Public Service Commission’s approval of the pipeline route through North Dakota. Emmons County and Burleigh County are challenging the PSC’s interpretation of state law that concluded state zoning rules preempt local ordinances on where pipelines are allowed.
Another group of landowners also is appealing the PSC permit decision.
Braaten said those appeals may be combined into one case.
South Dakota
Former South Dakota DSS employee indicted for allegedly stealing voucher to buy groceries
A former South Dakota Department of Social Services employee was indicted on one count of social services fraud Thursday, according to a press release from the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office.
Amalia Escalante Barrientos, 28, allegedly used a stolen DSS voucher to purchase groceries for personal use, according to the press release. The incident occurred at a Brookings business Oct. 11.
The Brookings woman has not yet appeared for an initial hearing, according to Minnehaha County court documents.
According to Open SD, Barrientos’ wage is listed at $26.58 hourly.
If convicted, Barrientos could serve up to one year in the county jail, a $2,000 fine, or both, according to the press release.
The South Dakota Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Jan. 8, 2025, results for each game:
Winning Powerball numbers from Jan. 8 drawing
01-20-36-38-43, Powerball: 24, Power Play: 2
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Winning Lucky For Life numbers from Jan. 8 drawing
13-14-24-37-38, Lucky Ball: 13
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Winning Lotto America numbers from Jan. 8 drawing
04-15-33-39-41, Star Ball: 07, ASB: 02
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Winning Dakota Cash numbers from Jan. 8 drawing
05-15-25-26-33
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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your prize
- Prizes of $100 or less: Can be claimed at any South Dakota Lottery retailer.
- Prizes of $101 or more: Must be claimed from the Lottery. By mail, send a claim form and a signed winning ticket to the Lottery at 711 E. Wells Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501.
- Any jackpot-winning ticket for Dakota Cash or Lotto America, top prize-winning ticket for Lucky for Life, or for the second prizes for Powerball and Mega Millions must be presented in person at a Lottery office. A jackpot-winning Powerball or Mega Millions ticket must be presented in person at the Lottery office in Pierre.
When are the South Dakota Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 9:59 p.m. CT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 10 p.m. CT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Lucky for Life: 9:38 p.m. CT daily.
- Lotto America: 9:15 p.m. CT on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Dakota Cash: 9 p.m. CT on Wednesday and Saturday.
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