SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Warm and windy conditions across much of South Dakota in the last week have hurt the condition of some crops and pastures.

The Agriculture Department says in its weekly crop report that topsoil moisture was rated 37 percent short or very short, and subsoil moisture was 29 percent short or very short.

The report says the spring wheat condition was rated 5 percent excellent, 53 percent good, 34 percent fair, 7 percent poor and 1 percent very poor.

Pasture and range conditions statewide are rated 61 percent good to excellent, down from 66 percent the previous week. Stock water supplies are 83 percent adequate to surplus, a drop of 4 percent.

The alfalfa crop is rated 48 percent fair and 32 percent good to excellent.

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