Jamen Benson stands at the top of a hill overlooking his cattle yard just outside of Lyons, South Dakota, and he sees opportunities for passing the family farm on to a sixth generation.
Jamen Benson looks over a field where he plans to build a monoslope cattle barn. The expansion is a way to bring the next generation back to the Benson farm.
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A 5-year-old Janelle Benson grooms her brother's steer at the Sioux Empire Fair, as pictured on the August 1985 cover of the Tri-State Neighbor.
Janelle (Benson) Sikora and her husband Andrew pose with daughter Paige, 2, during soybean harvest this past fall. The family added a son recently, named Benson or “Ben” as a tribute to Janelle’s family.
Roger, Janelle, Jamen and Trevor Benson pose for a photo as the Tri-State Neighbor visits their Lyons, S.D., farm in 2009.
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.
Janelle Atyeo
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