Pastureland condition in South Dakota, week ending Aug. 9, 2026
The U.S. Department of Agriculture rated 41% of South Dakota's pastureland very poor for the week ending Aug. 9, 2026.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service rated South Dakota's pastureland as follows for the week ending Aug. 9, 2026, as a share of acreage:
excellent — 0%
good — 12%
fair — 24%
poor — 23%
very poor — 41%
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USDA files this reading under the 2026 marketing year, which is the crop year being grown rather than the calendar year the reading was taken in. The week above is the date USDA states for the reading itself.
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