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 […]
Rancher
The Money Cow
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 […]
A South Dakota couple promotes beef, gains marketing insight
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 […]
South Dakota ranchers look to Mob Grazing
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 […]
Gill Red Angus builds its brand by catering to the buyer
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