The current low prices of grain crops are adding to planting decision challenges in 2016. Reduced prices for corn, wheat, and soybeans, the three crops most commonly grown in South Dakota, will make it more important than ever for producers to use best management techniques to reduce risk and produc

Corn and soybeans, two major South Dakota (SD) crops are warm season species that depending on their growth stage, can suffer significant detrimental effects from untimely snow and cold temperatures. However, another major SD crop wheat, can markedly benefit from the snow falling through the winter.