Agriculture In-depth-- Weather models early precipitation outlook for Summer 2025

The majority of the soil in South Dakota is coming into the 2025 spring planting season being very short or short of moisture. In this episode of Agriculture In-depth, SDSU Extension State Climatologist Laura Edwards says the rain expected during the last few days of April 2025 will help, but the U.S. Drought Monitor shows there’s quite a bit of moisture deficit to make up for.