Soil erosion a concern as 2021 drought stretches on
Daily Republic (Mitchell, SD)
South Dakota.
Ehlers, executive director of the
South Dakota Association of Soil Conservation Districts, said she had recently completed a tour of various parts of the state where she visited with representatives of
South Dakota s many soil conservation districts, including
Rapid City,
Mobridge.
And though drought conditions may vary from county to county, Ehlers said there is one thing that most everyone is worried about. We re worried about soil erosion, Ehlers said.
According to the United States Drought Monitor, 99% of the state is experiencing abnormally dry conditions, a condition where grain and pasture growth is stunted. About 90% of the state is under moderate drought, defined as dry topsoil, declining crop yields, declining pasture and water supplies and a cattle industry under stress. About 69% of the state is under severe drought, where irrigation use increases, hay is short
Lee Yager and Donna Yager are again scheduled to appear before the Lake County Commission on Tuesday morning to ask that a conditional use permit be amended. The hearing is scheduled for 11 a.m. as the final item on the agenda for a regular meeting that begins at 9 a.m. in the commission meeting room of the Lake County Courthouse.
The Yagers d/b/a The Gravel Pit have appeared before the commission at least three times in the last two years with the same request. Neighbor Janet Weber has opposed each request, saying it would affect her ability to board horses. The existing gravel pit is on 457th Avenue north of SD-34.
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West Fargo Sheyenne coach Ryan Bodell chats with his team in Moorhead on Thursday, May 6.
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WEST FARGO Familiar faces occupy West Fargo Sheyenne’s dugout. Ten seniors provide experience, leadership and depth for the Mustangs. They also produce wins.
The Mustangs, projected to finish first in the Eastern Dakota Conference in the preseason coaches poll, were expected to win baseball games this season. They’ve proved the early rating wasn’t a fluke.
The Mustangs are 14-3-1 overall (14.5-3.5) this season with a 6-0 mark in the EDC the only team from the East Region with an undefeated conference record.
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