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Rural scenes from fall 2020

Posted on November 10, 2020November 10, 2020by SDPrairieWriter

The fall of the year always leads me to reflect the most on my life. How I spend my days comes to the forefront as daylight hours grow shorter and night arrives sooner. The sunsets this time of year are spectacular and I can’t help but think seeing more of them is how I should be spending my days.

Golden Blessings. The autumn of the year is full of golden blessings.

I love fall cattle work. Bringing home mother cows and their calves to the home ranch is one of my greatest joys. There is no better feeling in the fall of the year than to have your cattle coming off summer pasture fat and happy.

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Who will the farm go to?

Posted on July 12, 2016July 12, 2016by SDPrairieWriter

There was a fair bit of windshield time for me this June as I looped through the state. I attended Faulkton’s Women’s Ag Day, the SD Governor’s Ag Summit and planning sessions with the South Dakota Women in Ag group in which I am a part of. Intermingled with those events, there has been windshield time […]

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The Money Cow

Posted on January 9, 2014January 9, 2014by SDPrairieWriter

It’s the closing of the year and oh, what a year it was. 2013 will be a year for the history books you can be sure. What will you remember from the year? Will it be when you finally saw your pastures climbing out of drought? Or the day you sold steer calves for record […]

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A South Dakota couple promotes beef, gains marketing insight

Posted on July 3, 2013July 3, 2013by SDPrairieWriter

By Codi Vallery-Mills For most of us, going to the local grocery store for a few hours isn’t our idea of leisurely weekend entertainment, but for customers of Stew Leonard’s grocery it is. A retail grocery store chain in Connecticut and New York, Stew Leonard’s has pushed food marketing to the next level. The chain […]

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Dancing with the Devil?

Posted on October 27, 2011June 11, 2012by SDPrairieWriter

Nebraska farmers and livestock operators who are part of the Nebraska Farmers Union took an unprecedented step late last week. The group decided to begin working with The Humane Society of the United States by forming an advisory council called the Nebraska Agriculture Council of The Humane Society of the United States. Read the full […]

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South Dakota ranchers look to Mob Grazing

Posted on August 21, 2011June 11, 2012by SDPrairieWriter

In 2009 I had the opportunity to visit with nearby ranchers Pat and MaryLou Guptill. The couple is very aware that their land is the key to their cowherd’s success and ultimately the success of being able to bring back the next generation of ranchers. Because of this, they have looked to building better soil […]

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Gill Red Angus builds its brand by catering to the buyer

Posted on July 9, 2011June 11, 2012by SDPrairieWriter

This summer I was contacted to write a piece on Bryan Gill of Gill Red Angus in Timber Lake, S.D. His family is progressive Red Angus seedstock producers who have mastered their marketing efforts through a calf buy back program. Take a read here