Minnesota produced 1,260 Million bushels in the 2010 growing season compared to 595 million bushels for South Dakota. Minnesota usually leads the US States in production yield per acre.
Corn for grain to feed livestock is the major cash crop in South Dakota.
Corn!
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The Corn Palace.
Wheat, Corn and Beans
Crops grown in South Dakota include corn, wheat (durum, hard red winter, hard red spring), soybeans, sunflowers, oats, flax seed, alfalfa, hay, and sorghum. South Dakota's major crops are corn, hay, soybeans and wheat.
As of 2009. corn is the major agricultural product in South Dakota with 28.2% of the South Dakota Cash Receipts. Cattle and calves are second with 22.5% of South Dakota Cash Receipts and soybeans are third.
Yes, there are many farmers in South Dakota as agriculture is a big part of South Dakota's economy.
The Corn Palace.
Corn is the major agricultural crop in South Dakota. Soy beans and wheat are 2nd and 3rd.
Corn grows great there! Corn is a hardy plant and will grow almost anywhere there is sufficient sunlight and water. I grows best in warm climates with lots of nutrients and water.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial is probably the most famous thing in South Dakota. There is also the World's Only Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota; Wall Drug in Wall, South Dakota; Badlands National Park in southwestern South Dakota; Crazy Horse Memorial in the Black Hills; and the Missouri River with four dams located in South Dakota.