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A new research project from Iowa State University will combine growing crops and using solar panels.

Despite having a week of rain and cold weather, farmers were finally able to get out on the fields and start getting corn planted.

Though an increase of only 0.23%, the extreme drought conditions in South Dakota are scattered throughout the state.

The beans are done and in, corn, sunflower and sorghum have a ways to go, but they're all advancing at a decent clip now.

Corn planting is nearly complete and emergence is ahead of average. Soybean planting is ahead of schedule.

The Agriculture Department says in its weekly crop progress report that subsoil moisture supplies statewide are rated 70 percent short or very short

The Agriculture Department says in its weekly crop progress report that about 5 percent of the corn crop is seeded, near the five-year average pace.

Seeding of small grains crops in South Dakota remains ahead of last year's pace and the long-term average.

Spring planting is underway in South Dakota. However, another week of warm, dry conditions didn't help soil moisture.

The federal Agriculture Department says South Dakota corn acres are expected to drop ten percent from last year, but soybean acres should match last year's record.