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Diversity drives Fort Pierre farm

Janelle Atyeo
Mar 2, 2020
Mar 2, 2020 Updated Apr 22, 2021

Neuharth boys — Johnathon and Justin Neuharth dig up their experiment in which they poured liquid latex down worm channels in a field to see worm activity after the latex set.
Submitted photo by Crystal Neuharth

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Situated in the rolling hills west of Pierre, the Levi and Crystal Neuharth farm is all about diversity.

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Neuharth family — The Neuharths raise goats, chickens and crops in the hills west of Fort Pierre, S.D. They are Kaydee, 4, Crystal, Johnathon, 11, Levi and Justin, 9.
Photo courtesy of USDA NRCS South Dakota

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Dairy goat demo — Crystal Neuharth helps a visitor milk a dairy goat during their first Family Farm Visit Day in 2019. The next event is planned for Saturday, May 2.
Submitted photo

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Oats — Levi Neuharth inspects oats in his field west of Fort Pierre, S.D. The Neuharths grow oats for the baby food market and participate in a sustainability program through its buyers, Grain Millers.
Photo courtesy of USDA NRCS South Dakota

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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.