Finding balance: Ranch couple does more by letting nature do the work

Janelle Atyeo
Feb 21, 2020
Feb 21, 2020

Dean Lockner, center, speaks with audience members following his presentation with his wife Candice at the South Dakota Soil Health Coalition conference in Watertown, S.D. last month.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

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Turning a ranching operation into a success takes a lot of hard work, but when Dean and Candice Lockner changed the way they managed their ranch in the Ree Hills of central South Dakota, they made a conscious decision not to work harder.

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Dean and Candice Lockner pose by a display of ranch chores they decided to quit doing in order to make more time for family and align their work with nature.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

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Janelle is editor of the Tri-State Neighbor, covering South Dakota, southwestern Minnesota, northwestern Iowa and northeastern Nebraska. Reach her at jatyeo@tristateneighbor.com or follow on Twitter @JLNeighbor.