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XtremeAg Lee Lubbers, Dan Luepkes, and Chad Henderson are getting ready for the spring weather. As planting season is about to begin, shop time is finishing up and vacations are wrapping up.
Lee Lubbers - Gregory, South Dakota
Lee and his brother began farming in the 1980s during some of the toughest times for farming, but the lessons they learned still shape them today.
It’s been a wild weather ride. On March 9, we hit 76°F. The next day it snowed 5 inches. Then we go right back into the 30°F. to 40°F. range, which is normal for this time of year. The winter wheat is just starting to break dormancy with the recent warm spike. It looks like it survived the winter even though it has been unusually dry since last August.