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South Dakota Stockgrowers Association President Scott Edoff rides on his Hermosa ranch.
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Kenny Fox of Belvidere, S.D., served as president of the South Dakota Stockgrowers Association.
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Walter Bones served as the first East River president of South Dakota Stockgrowers from 1968 to 1970.
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South Dakota Stockgrowers Association President Scott Edoff works on his Hermosa ranch.
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Hereford, S.D., rancher Gary Deering (pictured here with son, Porter) converted wheat ground to pastureland, planting alfalfa and a variety of warm and cool season grasses. Deering used a cost share program through Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to help fund the project. He encourages other landowners to do the same.
Courtesy photo from Jessica Deering Photography
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