Opinion

Welcoming home South Dakota’s finest Welcoming troops home has always been one of my favorite parts of this job. Seeing the joy that our soldiers feel when they are reunited with their families is truly greater than words could ever describe.

It is interesting to note that food on the early frontier was often ignored or overlooked by the writers and historians of that time. It is one of the most commonly overlooked details of early travel across America. Oh, they may have commented from timeto- time about the “hardtack,” “jerky,” and “Indian meal” but that is about all we have been told.

South Dakota State University Extension announces Jimmy Doyle as a new Diversified Agriculture Field Specialist. Based out of the SDSU Extension Winner Regional Center, Doyle will focus on helping South Dakota farms and ranches enhance their resilience and sustainability through diversification.

The 71st annual meeting of the Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative was held at the Wall Community Center on Saturday, Sept. 23. Members attending the meeting heard updates about the cooperative from the president and general manager, elected board members, and approved changes to the co-op’s bylaws.

For the week ending October 1, 2023, there were 5.3 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 10% very short, 30% short, 57% adequate, and 3% surplus.

Teddy Roosevelt is one of my favorite presidents. He embodied the spirit of Freedom.

The organization of the Dakota Te r r i t o ry by the U. S. Congress in the spring of 1861 resulted in attracting wide attention to a large part of the Midwest. Folks who moved to this new land were assured of a stable government where they established new homes.

What will they think? What will they say? Will it be good enough? Will I be good enough? Many of us have fallen captive to these familiar questions or doubts. The weight of these things in our mind can be exhausting and fill us with paralyzing anxiety, resulting in avoidance of situations or people because it just feels easier.

For generations, beef farmers and ranchers have been implementing sustainable practices to ensure the health and longevity of the land they rely on to raise cattle. Those practices include grazing management strategies, which involves strategically moving animals between different pastures to improve soil, plant, and animal health made more effective with the help of GPS technology, improved genetics to match specific climates and carbon sequestration, among others.

Area farmers are reminded that the deadline to purchase a NAP policy on Rye is September 30, 2023. The Gregory County FSA Office in Burke, SD may be contacted at 605-775-9122, ext 2..