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Published on: 10/12/2007
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From June 23 to Aug. 3, the Sioux Falls area received only about 0.5 inches of precipitation, said Greg Harmon, chief meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls.
While dry conditions were not as bad as some years Burkhart recalled, there was still fear that part of his crop would be lost again to unfavorable weather.
"That's part of the game," he said."Mother Nature in South Dakota can crank you around both ways, too wet or too dry."
But now Burkhart said it looks as though he will do better than 170,000 bushels.He now thinks his crop will produce anywhere from 180 to 200 bushels an acre.
"It's been good," he said.
"The marketing aspect has been pretty emotional, though."