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As Kory VanWyk wraps up another lambing season, the Lodgepole, S.D., rancher says once the lambs are on the ground and feeding, his challenge becomes protecting

them from coyotes and other predators who consider lambs an easy meal.

“Coyotes become a problem toward the end of July when the pups are old enough to leave the den and their mother begins teaching them how to kill,” said the fourth-generation sheep producer.

Throughout the year he’s on the lookout for coyote activity and tries to locate their dens. If he locates a den, he notifies the local South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks (GF&P) wildlife damage spe-cialist and they control the problem. If he doesn’t locate the den, he begins to worry about costly death loss.

VanWyk shares a story from a few years ago when he discovered he’d missed a den of coyote pups a few days after selling most of his lambs.

“I had about 50 lambs left in a pasture north of us. One morning I discovered 10 of them killed and crippled. The kill was fresh and

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As Kory VanWyk wraps up another lambing season, the Lodgepole, S.D., rancher says once the lambs are on the ground and feeding, his challenge becomes protecting them from coyotes and other predators who consider lambs an easy meal.

pretty ugly,” VanWyk said, of the $850 death loss.

Each year, South Dakota livestock producers like VanWyk, lose about $1.8 million worth of livestock to predator kills, according to data from the USDA Wildlife Services, says Keith Fisk, wildlife damage program administrator for the S.D. GF&P.

Fisk is concerned the number of livestock kills will increase now that federal cuts have eliminated the aerial predator con-trol program operated in South Dakota by USDA’s, Animal Plant Health Inspec-tion Service (APHIS), Wildlife Services.

“APHIS’s aerial predator control program was an extremely important tool in the toolbox of control methods our wildlife damage specialists relied upon to keep livestock-killing coyotes in check,” Fisk said. “The wildlife damage specialists do what they can from the ground. But when a landowner has a kill, he needs the problem resolved quickly, and the air-plane is a valuable tool that allows us


pretty ugly,” VanWyk said, of the $850 death loss.

Each year, South Dakota livestock producers like VanWyk, lose about $1.8 million worth of livestock to predator kills, according to data from the USDA Wildlife Services, says Keith Fisk, wildlife damage program administrator for the S.D. GF&P.

Fisk is concerned the number of livestock kills will increase now that federal cuts have eliminated the aerial predator con-trol program operated in South Dakota by USDA’s, Animal Plant Health Inspec-tion Service (APHIS), Wildlife Services.

“APHIS’s aerial predator control program was an extremely important tool in the toolbox of control methods our wildlife damage specialists relied upon to keep livestock-killing coyotes in check,” Fisk said. “The wildlife damage specialists do what they can from the ground. But when a landowner has a kill, he needs the problem resolved quickly, and the air-plane is a valuable tool that allows us

to go into an affected area and effectively control problem coyotes.”

A little background

Until 2008, South Dakota GF&P oper-ated their own aerial control program, us-ing $300,000 to $500,000 in earmarked dollars from the U.S. Congress to help fund the operations of three planes, pilots and employee’s salaries. Then, in 2008, everything changed, explains Fisk.

“The federal ear marked dollars used for the program were in jeopardy of being eliminated.”

To save the program, Fisk says APHIS, Wildlife Services met with S.D. GF&P and agreed if GF&P turned their aerial control program over to APHIS to oper-ate in South Dakota, APHIS would ensure that the program would continue.

With the earmark money GF&P de-pended upon to operate the aerial control program on the chopping block, Fisk ex-plains that the department had no other

option but to accept the offer and allow APHIS Wildlife Services to

operate the state’s aerial predator control program.

“In our agreement we were told that

the once earmarked money would become a part of APHIS’s Wildlife Services

national budget and that we would not have to worry about whether or not the money would be available each year to fund the aerial predator control pro-gram,” Fisk said.

In 2009, APHIS Wildlife Services became operational in South Dakota, running on a $519,000 budget of federal dollars. At this point, S.D. GF&P sold their planes and their wildlife damage specialists began working with the four new Wildilfe Services appointed pilots and gunners. Then, in March of 2011, everything changed yet again.

“Congress placed a moratorium on all ear marks, and it turns out, South Dakota’s aerial predator control program had not yet become a part of APHIS’s national operations budget,” Fisk said. “Our agency is very frustrated that it did not become a part of the national operations budget as we were promised.”

Moving forward

“The entire funding mechanism was lost with the stroke of a pen,” said Mike Kin-tigh, regional supervisor for S.D. GF&P.

Kintigh works with seven wildlife dam-age specialists in the region he oversees which covers most of western South Da-kota. This team of trained trappers relies on years of predator control experience as they work with landowners to protect livestock from predators across thousands

of acres of private land each year. With-out the aid of the APHIS aerial control program, Kintigh says the wildlife dam-age specialists will continue to do all they can to help livestock producers from the ground.

“We are doing what we can to provide the level of service landowners came to rely on,” Kintigh said. “The majority of land in the state is privately owned. To effectively manage wildlife for the state, we need to work cooperatively with landowners. If a landowner is experienc-ing damage caused by wildlife, we need to help alleviate that – it will be more of a challenge without this valuable tool.”

Daniel Turgeon is one of 24 wildlife damage specialists dedicated to control-ling predators and solving wildlife depre-dation issues throughout the state.

Working with ranchers in a five-county region of western South Dakota, Tur-geon’s work is diverse. He helps control beaver causing creeks to flood, prairie dogs on expanding dog towns, and deer and antelope on wheat fields or feed-ing on hay. This time of year he is busy protecting the new crop of calves and lambs from coyotes. During the month of May he was on 48 ranches, responding to kills and implementing preventative maintenance.

“Coyote numbers are coming back

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strong,” said Turgeon, as he drives out to verify a kill just called in by a sheep producer.

Once he verifies the kill was made by a coyote, Turgeon tries to call in, and shoot the coyote. If his Remington 22-250 doesn’t work, he turns to his damage control arsenal – traps, snares and M-44s. Over the years, Turgeon developed a keen sense of where the predators will be, where to effectively set traps and what type of trap to set.

“He thinks like a coyote,” says Duane Reichert, 68.

Reichert and his wife, Claudette, ranch 15 miles southwest of Union Center. The couple operates a cow/calf herd and 500-ewe operation. Turgeon and another wildlife damage specialist, Randy Becker,

have helped them control the coyote population on their ranch for many years.

“If it weren’t for Dan and Randy we wouldn’t be in the sheep business,” Claudette said without hesitation. “If you let them, the coyotes will put the sheep producer out of business. In one week they killed $2,500 worth of lambs on our ranch. They make it manageable.”

When his ground arsenal isn’t enough, Turgeon used to call in an APHIS pilot to control coyotes from the air. Today, now that aerial predator control is no longer an option through APHIS, the only time Turgeon can utilize this meth-od, is when he works with a landowner who is part of a predator control district.

Organized by local landowners, a preda-

tor control district implements a local tax on breeding age livestock. When the county collects taxes annually, this money is used by the predator control district to cover the expenses associated with hiring a contract pilot and gunner to control coyotes.

“It’s well worth the money,” said Van-Wyk, of the 17 cents he is assessed for each ewe, each year. “I only spend $80 a year on predator control. If you save one lamb, that’s covered.”

This livestock-producer only tax is in addition to the county assessment tax every tax payer is assessed based on the number of livestock in a county. South Dakota GF&P matches each tax dollar 2 to 1 with dollars collected from the sale of hunting licenses from the GF&P Wildlife Division.

With the APHIS planes and dollars no longer available, increased financial pres-sures fall on the predator control districts, says Dennis Nash, board president for the Perkins County Predator Control District.

“This stretched our money quite a bit. Now we don’t know what will happen. We’ll have to watch our purse closely,” says Nash, who operates a third-genera-tion cattle ranch 32 miles northwest of Bison, S.D.

He explains that the Predator District works closely with the local Game, Fish & Parks Wildlife Damage Specialists. When a landowner has a complaint, he contacts the GF&P specialist. The specialists determine if aerial control is necessary. He then contacts the contract

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Its calving season on the Java, S.D. farm/ranch Corey Eb-erhart, 35, operates with his dad, Allen. He starts up his 4-wheeler and heads out to the north pasture to count

calves. There are 22 more than his last count two days ago.

“We hauled our bred cows to grass the first week in May and count calves every two days so we know when we’re done,” says Eberhart, of the summer calving program they began almost 10 years ago to combat health and weather issues.

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See PRoDuCER • 14Java, S.D., cattle producer and farmer, Corey Eberhart implements several efficient manage-ment practices so he and his dad, Allen, can manage their cow/calf, custom feedlot and farming operation without hiring additional help. Eberhart is pictured here with his wife, Kristi and their daughters, Keeley, 9, and Alysa, 23.


Although there’s always a slim chance of a snow storm in May, Mark Sip says snow is almost a guarantee in April. Avoiding snow storms is the No. 1 reason this Geddes,

S.D., cattleman begins calving May 10.

“If calves can ride out a snow storm in utero, it’s so much better,” says Sip, as he gets on his 4-wheeler to do his morning calf check.

He is in the middle of calving out 200 head of cows and 30 heif-ers. His season is usually over by June 15.

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Cattle Producers Support Rodeo through Steers for State

Geddes, S.D., cattle producer, Mark Sip, converted his herd to summer calving after he and his stepdad lost many calves to hypothermia and scours during the 1995 spring calving season. Pictured here with nephew, Tommy Biehl.

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Rodeo is a Williams’ family tradition. Myron, 63, met his wife, Mary, when they were both members of the South Dakota State University rodeo team in the late 1960s. Their son,

Marty, 37, met his wife, Stephanie, the same way.

“Rodeo is something we all enjoy. We started our kids in 4-H rodeo when they were young. The great thing about rodeo is it gave us something to do together as a family on the weekends,” says Myron, a fourth-generation rancher, bull rider and bare back alumnus of the

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Sip converted his herd to summer calving after he and his stepdad lost many calves to hypothermia and scours during the 1995 spring calving season.

“Death loss was terrible. That April a foot of wet, heavy show dumped on us. In the middle of calving season we had to deal with a whole bunch of wind, snow and consequently a bunch of mud and very few dry places to put calves,” says Sip, who left a career as an animal nutritionist and returned to his family’s ranch that year.

When he put his cow herd together, he thought back to when the last snow storm hit, and turned the bulls out so his cows would start calving two weeks later.

With 14 seasons of summer calving under his belt and Sip says the benefits of summer calving are numerous. Cows and calves are healthier, and because he’s not worried about losing a calf to the elements, there aren’t any night checks.

“Calving season is a lot of fun when you calve in May.”

During calving, Sip runs his cow herd on 300 acres of pasture, and only checks them once a day. He calves his heifers in a separate pasture and checks them three times each day.

“They’ve been producing baby calves before I showed up, and they will long after I’m gone. So I give them a chance to do what they do. They are pretty good at it if you let them,” Sip says.

Since starting summer calving, Sip says there have only been a few seasons when he seen a few cases of scours. The mild weather plays a significant role in reducing the risk of scours, says Russ Daly, South Dakota State University Extension Veterinarian.

“Spring weather conditions are really good for the sur-vival of the viruses which cause calf scours,” Daly says.

Daly does caution that when summer calving, if scours does occur, producers need to be diligent about early

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Born during the month of May, this calf is less susceptible to scours and weather related illnesses.


diagnosis and treatment.

“Early detection and treatment with supplemental fluids is much more important in hotter months because of the effect heat can have on baby calves,” Daly says.

He adds that calves born during the summer months, as compared to the more traditional spring months, can get off to a healthier start since they don’t have to use up energy keeping warm.

“It’s very important that newborn calves don’t have to use up their body fat re-serves trying to stay warm,” Daly says.

Cow’s health also benefit from summer calving. Sip says the nutrient content of many of his pasture grasses is quite high in May – at the same time when his cow’s nutrient requirements peak in late

gestation – and the forage nutrients peak during the cow’s early lactation.

“By matching the cow’s peak nutrient requirements when the forage quantity and quality is highest saves on feed expenses,” Sip says.

Cows in better condition may be why Sip’s cows have fewer calving difficulties, says Daly.

“Depending on the operation, if we have cows in a little better condition during late gestation, they are better able to clave and are less apt to have prob-lems,” Daly says. “With spring calving we can get into situations where cows come out of a hard winter and move right into calving.”

When he first started summer calving, Sip was worried the calves wouldn’t gain

as well as those born earlier in the sea-son. Weight gain hasn’t been an issue for Sip who weans late and runs his calves as yearlings the following summer.

“I wean after the first of the year. I watch the condition score on the cows, and if they aren’t losing condition, then I let the calves stay on,” Sip says. “They really put on the pounds when they are turned out on grass the next summer.”

The only drawback to summer calving that Sip sees is the impact heat stress can have on bulls during breeding season. To reduce the impact, he uses red bulls. Daly says that although there is no proof heat directly impacts semen, he says it can reduce bulls desire to travel dur-ing breeding season. As far as cows are concerned, Daly says producers should expect fewer terminated pregnancies.

“I expect fewer abortions in cattle from summer calving herds because a large percentage of abortions in cows are caused by bacteria and molds present in feeds – like moldy hay. If producers are not feeding as much questionable hay to cows in late gestation because the cows are getting their nutrients from pasture, there should be fewer problems,” Daly says.

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“We don’t fight mud or snow. Our cows are in better condition and our calves are stronger. Since we started summer calv-ing we have absolutely zero scours and a lot less health issues in the feedlot at weaning time,” he says of the 500 cow/calf pairs he calves out in May and June.

Summer calving is one of several efficient management practices the Eberharts

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“It comes down to finances. If we can work efficiently and do things as efficient as we can time-wise, we don’t have to hire that other person. It stretches our equipment and labor costs over more acres and more cattle if we can do as much as possible ourselves,” says the fourth-generation farmer/rancher. “That’s

not to say there aren’t times we’d like a hired man. But to find someone who is dependable is absolutely impossible. You just can’t find farm labor.”

Growing up, Eberhart’s parents operated a dairy. A few years after he returned to the farm after attending Lake Area Tech-nical Institute to pursue a degree in ag-riculture production, he says the family decided to get out of the dairy business and reinvest in beef production.

They purchased a fall calving herd and, after fighting health issues in the feedlot, they decided to convert the herd to calve in the summer. Today, along with their cow/calf herd, they operate an 800-head custom feedlot.

“We transferred from dairy to beef pro-duction for financial and labor reasons. If we’d continued with the dairy we needed to replace our barn,” Eberhart says. “With a feedlot operation, you can feed in the afternoon or evening and have your nights off. You can be gone for a day and one guy can take care of chores. When you have a diary you are married to that yard 24-7.”

To save time and manage risk, they market their fat cattle through Producers Livestock, an Omaha, Neb. marketing consultant. Eberhart just lets his con-sultant know when he has a load of fat cattle ready, and Producers Livestock takes care of contacting buyers and hedg-ing.

“It’s great. I don’t have to be on the phone marketing my cattle, and as far as risk management goes, they stand by all the margin calls until the cattle are sold and take that off the check. It’s a

cash flow issue, if I had to do that on my own, I’d have to have a second operating loan,” Eberhart says.

Farming 4,000 acres of wheat, corn and soybeans, the Eberharts market half the corn through their feedlot and half the corn, most all the wheat and beans through the local elevator.

“We’re able to raise enough feedstuffs; the only thing that gets trucked in is supplement and distillers grain. All the silage, hay and corn we up ourselves.”

He adds that they’ve been no-till since a drought in 1988.

“Dad was tired of watching the dirt blow away and bought a no-till drill,” he says.

Along with improving the soil structure, Eberhart says no-till management kept them farming.

“If we wouldn’t have gone to no-till, I don’t see us still farming. The machinery costs, fuel costs and labor would have killed us. With no-till we can go over the field in one pass, covering a lot more acres in less time.”

To keep up and get fieldwork done in the small windows of time available, the Eberhart’s hire some custom planting, silage cutting and spraying.

“This was the first year we’ve had our corn planted by someone else. He plant-ed 1,100 acres in 9 days. It would have taken me and dad two and a half weeks. It was well worth it. It was his time, his tractor and his equipment. That’s two weeks we added to our summer,” Eber-hart says.

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Java, S.D., cattle producer and farmer, Corey Eberhart implements several efficient management practices, like summer calving, so he and his dad, Allen, can manage their cow/calf, custom feed-lot and farming operation without hiring additional help.


Paying homage to the many working horses on ranches and farms across South Dakota,

SDSU Extension and the State 4-H Horse Committee team up to host a ranch horse competition demonstra-tion during the 2011 State 4-H Horse Show.

“South Dakota is a state with its roots in agriculture and ranching,” said Rod Geppert, SDSU Extension Youth Livestock Coordinator. “It makes sense

to give these youth a chance to show-case a skill that is applicable to what they may have to do with their horses helping out on the family farming or ranching operation. Whether you’re a die-hard show person, or a working cowboy, this is an event you won’t want to miss out on.”

The State 4-H Horse Committee is hosting the demonstration to deter-mine if there is enough interest among 4-H youth to introduce this competi-

tion to the 4-H Horse competition line-up. The ranch horse competi-tion demonstration will take place July 20th in the Hippodrome at the South Dakota State Fairgrounds, Huron.

SDSU Extension is looking for five youth to compete in this demonstra-tion. These youth will be asked to

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SDSU Rodeo Team.

Today, Myron and Mary travel on the weekends to watch their grandkids rodeo. The Wall, S.D., ranch family gives back by backgrounding 25 feeder steers each year for the Steers for State program.

“The cattle come from ranches all over – we serve as a gathering point and feed them until about April 1,” says Marty Williams, a steer wrestling and team roping alum of the SDSU Rodeo Team who runs the cow/calf, stocker and backgrounding operation with his dad.

A program which funds scholarships for SDSU students who rodeo, Steers for State is an opportunity for cattle producers, like the Williams, to provide valuable support to the SDSU Rodeo Team without writing a check. In-stead, they donate weaned calves to the program. Once the calves are backgrounded by the Williams or other produc-ers, they are finished out at the SDSU Opportunities Farm

and marketed. Profits from their sale fund scholarships.

“Cattle producers can donate a 500-pound calf worth about $750 and once that calf is fed out and sold it’s worth almost double,” says Craig Russow, major gifts officer for the SDSU Foundation. “There aren’t many pro-grams where you can invest money and almost get double your return.”

Each year, Russow helps haul feeder calves from the Wil-liams’ ranch, across the river to the SDSU Opportunities Farm, near Lennox, S.D. There the cattle are finished by Opportunities Farm manager Matt Loewe, in one of the farms three feedlot facilities.

“Part of the farm’s mission is to contribute back to the uni-versity through scholarships. This is a way we can do that without writing a check,” Loewe says of the labor, yardage, vet care and feed the Opportunities Farm donates to the Steers for State program.

Bart Blum, 74, agrees. A 1959 SDSU graduate and a steer wrestling and calf roping alumnus of the SDSU Rodeo

Team, Blum raises cattle north of Oacoma, S.D., along the shores of the Missouri river. Each year he donates steers to Steers for State and sometimes backgrounds a group for the program.

“My feeling is there were people who helped me along the way with my rodeo ambition and this is my way of giving back,” Blum says. “On my part, giving away a steer isn’t a big expense for me.”

In 2010, cattle producers like Blum, Williams and Loewe helped raise more than $25,000 in scholarship dollars for SDSU rodeo athletes. In addition to scholarships, Steers for State dollars help pay for practice stock, renting a prac-tice facility and the travel expenses of the top 12 ranked cowboys and cowgirls.

“Steers for State has carried the SDSU Rodeo Team schol-arship program for many years,” says Ron Skovly, coach of the SDSU Rodeo Team.

Skovly explains that because the SDSU Rodeo Team is a club sport, not a school sanctioned sport like football or

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basketball, it does not receive any funding from the athletic department. Although the Rodeo Team receives supplementary funds from the College of Agriculture & Biological Sciences, to pay the coaches salary and cover some additional expenses; Skovly says rodeo athletes are expected to pay their own travel expenses, entrance fees and the expense of boarding their horses.

“Nothing is given to them by far. We don’t have a permanent practice facility, so each day the students haul their horses and practice stock to the facility we rent. These athletes work hard to college rodeo – and it shows,” says Skovly, of the caliber of talent on the team.

This year the SDSU Men’s Rodeo Team is currently ranked seventh in the nation going into the College National Finals and last year’s women’s team finished as reserve

national champions. Eleven SDSU stu-dents qualified to compete at the College National Finals Rodeo, Casper, Wyo., June 12 to 18.

SDSU Rodeo Club president, Bryan Boyle, is one of these students. As he prepares to compete, the saddle bronc rider spends his summer days working on his family’s farm near Correctionville, Iowa. A junior animal science major, Boyle pays for his education with money he earns from his small cow/calf herd and a part-time job during school. He says the scholarship dol-lars he received from Steers for State helped offset the $8,000 in tuition and $750 in rodeo entrance fees he spent last year.

“It’s nice to get a scholarship to rodeo at SDSU. It’s a great school that has built up a reputation of having a good ag program and rodeo team. I think a lot of rodeo kids

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Heritage Farms: A Living Legacy

The son of a South Dakota homesteader, Frank E. Denholm, spent many years working to ensure that the land his father

homesteaded in the late 1800s would not be broken up. Following his parent’s death in the 1950’s, Denholm, the fifth of nine children, let his siblings know that he’d be willing to purchase their share of inherited land when they were ready to sell. Piece by piece, Denholm reunited the land that makes up the homestead.

Recently, Denholm took steps to ensure the land will remain together long after he’s gone. Denholm named South Dakota State University as a benefi-ciary of the land in a living trust. As a part of the SDSU Foundation’s Heritage Farm program, the SDSU Foundation will use profits from renting the farmland, to fund student scholarships and support the Agricultural Heritage Museum at SDSU.

This month Denholm and his wife, Mildred, are among nine South Dakota landowners recognized

Landowners across South Dakota gift land and farm machinery to fund scholarships, research and other programs at South Dakota State University through the Heritage Farms program.

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for gifting land, farm machinery or grain to SDSU as part of the Heritage Farms recognition event June 16. Because of the Land Grant University’s close connec-tion to South Dakota agriculture, Jeff Nelson, senior gift planning advisor for SDSU Foundation, says gifting land is one way many SDSU alumni and supporters choose to support the university.

“We’ve worked with many agriculture families who want to gift a piece of land to SDSU. Many farmers and ranchers have attended SDSU or sent their sons and daughters to SDSU and most have a close connection to SDSU’s research farms and extension,” Nelson says.

Like Denholm, many landowners who gift their farm ground have close ties to the land and are eager to see their memories and family’s farming legacy live on in perpetu-ity says Nelson. He explains that the Heritage Farms program hon-ors each farm by placing a plaque on the Wall of Honor in the Northern Plains Biostress build-ing, a key agriculture research building on the SDSU campus.

“The plaques are a way to record, for all time, the family’s con-nection to their farmland at our state’s Land Grant University,” says Nelson, of the plaques which describe the history of the farmland, its location and honor the family who farmed and cared for the land.

A practicing lawyer, Denholm, 88, looks back on his diverse career as an auctioneer, county sheriff, FBI agent, member of the U.S. Congress and lawyer, and traces his success to growing up his family’s Day County homestead.

“I gained about everything I know from growing up on the farm. I learned how to work, appreciate the world and gained a certain amount of self reliance on the farm,” says Denholm, recalling how he and his siblings did chores before and after they had walked or rode horses 5 miles each day to school.

He smiles as he recalls memories of his first 4-H show-ing experience – Denholm slept in the sheep barn with his arms around the neck of his show lamb – and grow-ing up on the homestead.

Denholm jokes that his family had “running water.” “We would run to the pump, get the water, and run back.”

Growing up during the Dust Bowl days of the 1930s, Denholm says life on the farm wasn’t easy, but his father worked hard to maintain ownership of the land he homesteaded in the days when buffalo freely roamed the prairies of South Dakota. Denholm recalls many times when his father would rely on insight from the local

extension agent or rust-resistant wheat seed from what was then, South Dakota State College.

“My father depended on the ag school and extension a lot,” says Denholm, who received two degrees from South Dakota State University.

Financing his education was not an easy task. Denholm had to quit law school after his wheat crop got hailed out. He later finished his law degree, after working as an FBI agent, and opened a law firm in Brookings where he practices today.

It is his wish that profits from his land go toward financing scholarships and support the Agricultural Heritage Museum at SDSU.

“I’m sympathetic to children from rural areas, who may need help going to school, and struggle as we struggled. Mil-dred worked for only $105 a month while I went to school,” Denholm says. “I don’t like to see children go deep in debt for school.”

Scholarships helped Tom and Marilyn Gannon pay for their SDSU education. Eternally grateful for their education and SDSU experience, the couple arranged to gift 950 acres of land

in northern Lake County to the SDSU Foundation to fund scholarships.

“SDSU gave us the background and skills which al-lowed us to succeed. We wanted to share that,” says Tom Gannon, who received his undergraduate and master’s degree in Agriculture Engineering from SDSU.

Gannon grew up on a farm in Lake County. He first learned of SDSU listening to Jackrabbit Athletics on WNAX radio. Like many farm kids of his era, he was

Dwayne and Dawn Marsh from Humboldt, S.D., are retired farmers who created a charitable trust using farm ma-chinery and grain to support SDSU and arrange for an additional income stream in retirement.

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also actively involved in 4-H and met Marilyn during State 4-H Club Week at SDSU.

Nelson says he frequently hears stories similar to Denholm’s and Gannon’s, of how experiences growing up on the fam-ily farm and attending SDSU significant-ly impacted donors’ lives.

Along with helping support scholarships, research and other programs selected by donors, Nelson says there are many financial benefits to donating land and farm machinery.

“If you give a piece of land that has appreciated in price over the years, you forego paying the capital gains tax you would pay if you sold the land,” Nelson says.

He explains the Foundation can turn around and pay an income off the sale or rent proceeds to a landowner and their spouse for a period of years or their lifetime.

“Landowners who are nearing retirement are often interested in these benefits,” Nelson says, sighting Dwayne and Dawn Marsh from Humboldt, S.D., as an example of retired farmers who created a charitable trust using farm machinery and grain to arrange for an additional income stream in retirement.

“It’s like killing two birds with one stone. We’re helping the school and for in-come tax purposes, if we’d taken all the money from the sale of our equipment in one year, we’d have lost it. Income tax

Thomas and Marilyn Gan-non are alumnus of South Dakota State University. As students they both received scholarships. As a way to give back to the University, they gifted 950 acres of land to the SDSU Foundation Heritage Farms program to provide scholarships for students.

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The National Wildlife Federation and South Dakota State University announce the upcom-ing conference: “America’s Grasslands: Status,

Threats and Opportunities,” to be held in Sioux Falls, S.D., August 15-17.

The conference brings together biologists, policy experts, ranchers, federal and state agency staff, representatives of elected officials, and conservation-ists for two days to discuss the latest information on the status, threats and opportunities related to North American grasslands in order to raise the national profile of this endangered ecosystem and inform those interested in developing a roadmap for its con-servation.

The event will be immediately followed by a “Grass-lands Policy Summit” August 18, sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation, Ducks Unlimited, The Nature Conservancy and World Wildlife Fund.

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• Jim Faulstich - Faulstich has played an integral part in making the South Dakota Grassland Coali-tion (SDGLC) a strong non-profit organization and an active producer-led conservation group focusing on voluntary improvement of privately owned grassland.

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would have taken so much of it, we thought why not help out the school and we have money coming in at the same time,” said Dawn, who has two granddaughters attending SDSU. “We learned about the Heritage Farm program at just the right time.”

Nelson adds that when gifting land to SDSU, the landowner has com-plete control over how the university will use the land. The Foundation ensures that landowners’ wishes are upheld for perpetuity.

“That’s what foundations do. We make sure that the donors wishes are articulated, written down, and that all the departments involved in how

a gift will be used sign an agreement that will remain on file forever as a blueprint for how the gift will be used,” Nelson says.

The arrangement provides security and peace of mind says Denholm.

“I’m gifting this land in memory of my father and our family’s contribu-tion to the prairie. I just don’t want the farm to be dissipated and broken off in pieces and destroyed,” Den-holm says. “I like the fact that the university will have it going forever for the benefit of others.”

To learn more about gifting agricul-tural assets to the Heritage Farms program, contact Jeff Nelson at 888-747-7378 or e-mail [email protected].

Frank Denholm, right, is an alumnus of South Dakota State University. The Brookings lawyer grew up on a farm his father homesteaded in the late 1880s. He gifted the land to SDSU Foundation Heritage Farms program so that it would not be divided. The profits from leasing the land will go to student scholarships and supporting the Agricultural Heritage Museum at SDSU, pictured here with Mac Harris, director of the Agricultural Heritage Museum, SDSU.

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SDSU Extension personnel are organizing a bus tour to the North American Manure Expo 2011 in Norfolk Nebraska July 20th. The Manure Expo is being held at the North-east Community College Ag Complex.

During the Manure Expo, approximately 50 exhibitors from across the U.S. and Canada will display and demonstrate all types and

sizes of manure handling equipment includ-ing: manure and fertilizer spreaders, manure incorporation equipment, GPS equipment for manure application and manure storage options. New this year are sprinkler irrigation systems for manure application. Ride-and-drive style demonstrations will be available for those that want to get behind the wheel. All demonstrations will be held (rain or

shine) on 40 acres of land adjacent to the complex.

"Professionalism in Manure Management," is the theme of this year's Expo. Educational topics will include: manure stockpiling, manure pit foaming and safety, center pivots for irrigation of manure and much more. Another session will discuss the latest research on winter application of manure on frozen soils. The expo is open from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. There is no cost to attend the Expo. For more information about the North American Ma-nure Expo visit http://manureexpo.org.

Enhance Expo Experience with a Bus Tour

South Dakota State University specialists are organizing a bus tour for producers, policy makers and concerned citizens interested in attending the expo.

Erin Cortus, SDSU Ag Engineer and SDSU Extension Environmental Quality Specialist; Steve Pohl, SDSU Extension Ag Engineer; and Bob Thaler, SDSU Swine Specialist; organized the bus tour which, leaves from Brookings and stops along the way to tour agriculture operations in SD that are imple-menting progressive manure systems.

The bus will stop along the way to tour the following facilities: a 1,000 cow dairy with a covered lagoon that is paid for with carbon credits; an 1,800 head beef feedlot using a vegetative treatment strip/system; and differ-ent feedlot and manure systems at the SDSU Opportunities Farm - including an irrigation system.

"We want the SD livestock industry to grow. In order for that to happen, producers need to understand what the most current options are out there for dealing with manure in environmentally-sensitive way," Thaler said. "We also want the general public, concerned citizens and policy makers to attend so they can see firsthand how modern manure treat-ments systems work, and how they protect the environment."

Producers, allied industry members, policy makers, and concerned citizens are all en-couraged to attend. The cost for the bus tour is $30/person. Please make checks payable to SDSU Ag Engineering. The $30 pays for the bus ride down, a box lunch and snacks July 19, and a box supper and snacks July, 20. At-tendees will be responsible for paying for and reserving their own hotel room in Norfolk, as well as supper July 19 and breakfast and lunch July 20.

Hotel information for tour participants is available upon registration.

Registration deadline is July 8 and space is limited. To register, contact Candy Willms at 605-688-5141 or [email protected].

Program sponsors include; South Dakota Department of Agriculture, South Dakota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, Ag United for South Dakota, First Dakota National Bank.

For more information and a complete itiner-ary, contact Erin Cortus at 605-688-5144.

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complete work-related tasks with their horse like dragging a log, opening and closing a gate, crossing a bridge, working cattle and, show their overall horse-manship skills in a brief reining pattern.

“With South Dakota’s deep roots in ranching, we think this will be a great partnership. We often hear from 4-H youth who say they have a great horse at home, “but he’s not a show horse,’” said Will Ken-nedy, 4-H/Youth Development Educator for Clay County. “This competition judges the youth and their horses on their ability to do the things they do everyday working on mom and dad’s ranch or help-ing the neighbor - its applicable skills used at home - not just a show class.”

Although this competition would be new to South Dakota, ranch horse competitions are well received in many states and have been introduced in many breed association competitions.

“We want to give 4-H youth the chance to show what their working horses can do - highlight the horse that can earn a living at home and still com-pete in the show ring,” said Tracey Renelt, SDSU Extension Educator and 4-H Horse Committee member.

Youth interested in participating in the ranch horse competition demonstration need to submit a video application to Will Kennedy, postmarked July 1. The

video footage should include the applicant dragging a log, calf sled or similar object; crossing an obstacle; working a gate and working cattle. The video needs to also include the horse loping, stopping, rolling back and backing. Lead changes are not required to meet the minimal standards listed.

While all videos are required to meet the mini-mal standards listed, youth are encouraged to

be creative as long as they

remain safe. For more

information, contact

Todd “Will” Ken-

nedy, 605-677-7111

or Todd.Kennedy@

sdstate.edu.

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COMBINESX08140 2010 CASE IH AFX9120, 2WD, DUALS, 400 HOURS, LOADED, AUTO STEER ... $290,000.00 X08267 2009 CASE IH AF7120, 2WD, DUALS, 150 HOURS. LIKE NEW! ..................... $272,000.00 X08266 2009 CASE IH AF7120, 2WD, DUALS, 150 HOURS. LIKE NEW! ..................... $272,000.00 NH CR9070, 426 SEP HRS., 42” DUALS, EXT WEAR PKG., AUTO GUIDANCE, Y&M, CHPR ........................................................................................................... $237,000.00 CIH 7120, 259 SEP HRS., DUALS, CHPR, RT, FT, PRO 600 ......................................... $237,000.00 CIH 7120, 333 SEP HRS., DUALS, CHPR, RT, FT, PRO 600, AUTO GUIDANCE, READY .. $234,000.00X08103 2008 CASE IH AFX8010, 2WD, DUALS, 746 HOURS ..................................... $230,000.00 Z07453 2009 NEW HOLLAND CR9070, 4WD, 920 HOURS,DUALS, EXCELLENT .......... $228,000.00 Z07455 2009 NEW HOLLAND CR9070, 2WD, 766 HOURS, DUALS, EXCELLENT ......... $225,000.00 NH CR9070, 769 SEP HRS., DUALS, REDI-KOP CHPR, AUTO GUIDANCE, Y&M ........... $224,000.00Z07459 2009 NEW HOLLAND CR9070, 4WD, 990 HOURS, DUALS, EXCELLENT ......... $224,000.00 X08079 NEW HOLLAND CR9070, 2WD, SINGLES, 900 HOURS. LOADED!................... $222,000.00 X08100 2008 CASE IH AFX8010, 2WD, DUALS, 943 HOURS. LOADED! ...................... $215,000.00 X08155 2005 JOHN DEERE 9760, DUALS, 1676 HOURS. READY TO GO! .................... $162,500.00NH CR960, 889 SEP HRS., DUALS, CHPR, CHF SPDR, Y&M ...................................... $145,000.00 Z07440 2007 DRAGO 1220, 12 ROW 20”, CAT ADAPTERS........................................... $47,500.00 X07845 CASE IH 1680, 5000 HOURS, NEW ENGINE 300 HOURS ................................. $26,000.00 X07943 1989 CASE IH 1680, 2WD, SINGLES, 4345 HOURS......................................... $23,500.00 Z07386 JOHN DEERE 893, 8 ROW 30” CORN HEAD .................................................... $17,900.00 X08081 2007 NEW HOLLAND 76C, 14’ WIDE PICKUP HEADER, LIKE NEW! ................. $14,950.00 X07954 1977 INTERNATIONAL 1460, 2WD, 5457 HOURS ............................................. $5,900.00

AIR DRILLS/SEEDERS(2) JD 1890 AIR DRILL W/1910 AIR CART, 42’, 7.5” SPACING ALL RUN BLOCKAGE ..... $133,500.00 CIH SDX 40 W/2230 AIR CART, 40’, 7.5” SPACING, VAR RATE ...................................... $81,500.00 Z07434 JOHN DEERE 1850, 42’, 7.5” SPACING, 1900 AIR CART .................................. $59,000.00 Z07434 & Z07435 JOHN DEERE 1850, 30’, 7.5” W/MIDROW BORDERS ....................... $59,000.00 (3) FLEXICOIL 5000 AIR DRILL W/2340 AIR CART, 57’, 12” SPACING, VAR RATE ........... $58,000.00 Z07564 CASE IH 5500, 30’, MIN. TILL DOUBLED DISK DRILL....................................... $17,500.00

SPRAYERSX08072 2009 MILLER A-75, 120 FT. AIRBOOMS, 1200 GAL, 500 HOURS .................. $215,000.00 AIM VIPER ............................................................................................................ $145,500.00 APACHE AS1210, 1267 HRS., 1200 GAL SS TANK, 100’ BOOMS, EZ STEER, SCS 4400 $112,000.00 MARFLEX 1000, DETROIT 4 CYL., ALLISON TRANS., 100’ BOOM ................................. $83,750.00 Z07536 SUMMERS ULTIMATE, 1000 GAL, RINSE TANK, 90 FT .................................... $25,750.00 Z07563 SUMMERS ULTIMATE, 1500 GAL, 90 FT, 200 GAL RINSE TANK ....................... $20,000.00 X08275 2001 SUMMERS ULTIMATE, 1500 GAL., 90 FT. WINDSCREENS, CHEMICAL INDUCTOR CONE ...................................................................................................... $18,000.00ROGATOR 1074, 2152 HRS., 100’ BOOM, 1000 GAL., FULL AIR RIDE, ACTIVE BOOM,AG SYSTEMS SPRAYER TRANSPORT TRAILERS ............................................................. $5,950.00

HAY & FORAGEX05483 NEW HOLLAND 1441, 15’5” CUTTING WIDTH, 1800 HOURS .......................... $28,000.00MY 05, VERMEER 605M, TWINE/NET ....................................................................... $22,000.00X08080 MACDON 3020, 30 FT. PULL TYPE SWATHER ................................................ $21,000.00Z07477 NEW HOLLAND 1475, 16 FT, HS HEADER ...................................................... $20,250.00Z07262 NEW HOLLAND 1475 ................................................................................... $16,500.00Z07617 NEW HOLLAND 1475 ................................................................................... $13,900.00X08245 1989 LORENZ 17X29 STACKMOVER, 10 TON AXLES ....................................... $13,000.00NH 2300 16’ W/BI-DI ADAPTER MOUNT ................................................................... $12,000.00 Z07295 NEW HOLLAND 1475 ................................................................................... $11,900.00 X08200 2005 VERMEER BP8000 BALE PROCESSOR .................................................. $11,000.00 NH 1475, 16’ HEAD.................................................................................................. $10,500.00X07952 1995 ROWSE D9 NEW HOLLAND HEADS ......................................................... $9,900.00 X08061 JOHN DEERE 535, 1000 PTO, TWINE ONLY, NEW BELTS .................................... $6,900.00JD 535, TWINE, HYD. PU, PUSH BAR ........................................................................... $6,700.00 Z07645 ROWSE D9, IH HEADS, AVERAGE ..................................................................... $5,850.00(2) NH 258 RAKES ...................................................................................................... $2,200.00

MISC.Z07623 JOHN DEERE 7500, LATE MODEL, SELF PROPELLED CHOPPER ..................... $155,000.00 Z07626 KRONE 6000FP HEAD FOR 7500 CHOPPER ................................................... $60,000.00 X08268, 1995 JD 6910 SELF-PROPELLED CHOPPER .................................................. $52,000.00 Z07615 GREAT PLAINS 42’ ULTRA TILL, VERTICLE TILLAGE ........................................ $39,500.00 Z07582 CASE IH 3950, 32 FT DISK, NEW BLADES & HARROW TEETH ......................... $25,500.00 Z07451 HENKE 370, 3 AUGER MIXER WAGON ........................................................... $11,900.00 Z07646 WESTFIELD 13X71, VERY GOOD SHAPE ........................................................ $10,900.00

TRACTORSX08294 2006 CATERPILLAR 875B, TRACK, AUTO STEER, BARE BACK, 3604 HOURS .. $218,000.00 Z07472 2009 NEW HOLLAND TV6070, 1548 HOURS, NO 3PT .................................... $98,750.00 Z07577 2002 NEW HOLLAND TV140, 4600 HOURS, BAREBACK ................................. $59,500.00 Z07487 CASE IH 7220, 9000 HOURS, FARMHAND LOADER ........................................ $45,000.00 X08120 WHITE 8410, 8000 HOURS, 191 FD, POWERSHIFT, VERY NICE ...................... $41,000.00 X08287 1989 CASE IH 9150, 6524 HOURS, BAREBACK .............................................. $37,500.00 Z07562 JOHN DEERE 4840, POWER SHIFT, 2WD, 3 HYDS .......................................... $34,000.00 X07562 1997 FI112 FREIGHTLINER, 850,000 MILES, 10 SP., WET KIT, HEADACHE RACK ..................................................................................................... $13,000.00 X08172 1979 CASE 2290, 2WD, POWER SHIFT, 7500 HOURS ..................................... $12,000.00

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of the aerial control.

“With the new budgetary con-straints, we don’t have the luxury of picking up the $500,000 that was lost to operate an aerial program through the Game, Fish & Parks. It’s unfortunate for South Dakota’s livestock producers, but I’m afraid

without aerial predator control in

South Dakota, livestock losses will

increase substantially this coming

year, because aerial and ground

control go hand-in-hand,” Fisk

said. “Our agency is committed to

continue to provide the best services

we can from the ground.”

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010 To Give Away

Construction left-overs.Rolls of insulation inblack bags. Trim. Somedrywall pieces, 2x4s, 12foot downspout. Youhaul. 904 Preston, Re-gency Commons off NHarrison.

Free to a good home: 4kittens and 1 adult fe-male cat. 3 white, 1 tanwith white strips. 2 fre-males, 2 males. Call605-478-0023.

Kittens, 9 weeks old,very friendly. Variety ofcolors. Males and fe-males. Call after 5pm.605-224-7014

020 Lost & Found

FOUND: Pair of pre-scription glasses. Black& Pink on North Jeffer-son. Call 605-494-0315

050 $100 or Less

Black Medium size port-able dog kennel. In ex-cellent-to-new condi-t i o n . $ 2 5 C a l l605-280-8795

BLACK ROD iron walldecoration completewith greenery. 20” tall.Very pretty. $10. Call605-280-0788.

050 $100 or Less

Brown Recliner for sale.

$ 1 0 0 . C a l l

605-295-1398.

DIGITAL MESSAGINGSystem, GE withVoice/Time/Day Stamp.Works great. $5 cashonly. Located in Pierre.605-661-6495

DOG KENNEL in greatcondition. Sturdy plas-tic, vented on all foursides, spring-lock doorlatch. For small or me-dium size dogs. $25.605-280-3621

FOR SALE: 20” PhillipsTV $10. Maple Bars too l $10 . Ca l l605-224-1609

For Sale: Stack homegym, gently used. Newprice is $247, asking$100. Located in Har-rold, you haul. Call605-494-0510 if no an-swer leave message.

George Foreman Grill.Top of the line. Remov-able grills are dish-washer safe. Like new.$100 or best offer. CallBrian 605-295-1492.

KIDS CLOTHES!! boyssizes 3T-4T, girls sizes6-24 months. Mostitems 50 cents a piece.Cash only. Located inPierre. 605-661-6495

050 $100 or Less

Loveseat- Berber incolor. 65”W x 33”D x31”H. Pretty good con-d i t i o n . $ 5 0 .605-223-1373.

Potted ! lambs earplants or sedum plantsfor your flowerbeds. $5a container. Can deliverto you and even helpyou plant it! Call605 -280 -0788 o r605-224-8468

RECLINER CHAIR ingood condition, $35.Call 605-224-8147.

ROCK BAND Wii game$15. 605-280-8795

ROCKER CHAIR, likenew. $75. Please call605-224-8147.

Safety 1st Baby DeluxeHealthcare Collection.Like new condition. $10cash only. Located inPierre. 605-661-6495.

SET OF 4 Cooper tires,size 205-65R-15. 60 %t r e a d . C a l l605-280-9175

Size 6 tulle weddingdress. In excellent con-d i t ion $80. Cal l605-295-1982.

STORE BAUGHTSkate board ramp.Heavy duty ramps. Inexcellant condition. $50for sale. 605-280-8795

SOLID OAK wood babybed complete with mat-tress, yellow ginghambumper pad, sheetsand comforter. Like newcondition. $100. Call605-280-0788.

TV- 19” Philips withVGA and S-Video con-nectors for game play-ing. $50. 605-223-1373.

WHITE TV/BOOK-STAND with lots ofshelf space good for achilds room, good con-diton, 605-222-0461.

WII DRUM set. Neverused, but is out of box.$ 7 5 O B O .605-280-8795

WII GUITARS (2) $20e a c h . C a l l605-280-8795.

060 For Sale

32 in. direct vent naturalgas fireplace, brandnew in box, $300. Re-tails for $799. Energye f f i c i e n t . C a l l605-224-9995.

100 RV’s & Campers

FOR SALE: 2005 Cop-per Canyon, 32ft.camper by Keystone.New 10 ply tires. Keptinside. 605-350-2621.

2 0 0 4 M O N T A N A5th-wheel, 3-38RL, 3slides, fully self con-ta ined , f i rep lace ,loaded, excellent condi-tion, trailer tow pack-age. Used very little.$24,475OBO, tradesc o n s i d e r e d . C a l l605-225-3016.

34FT FIFTH wheelcamper, Paradise Pointmade by Crossroads,2007, 3 slides, smokeand pet free, perfectcondition, $28,000.605 -956 -0513 o r956-0511.

102 Watercrafts

16! 1988 Crestliner &1996 Shore landerTrailer, 75 hp MarinerMotor, 4.5 hp MercuryMotor, Minnkota Troll-ing Motor, Fish Finder,New Trailer Tires, Livewell, Canopy & Rodholders. $5,000 OBO.Phone: 605-295-2366or 605-295-1599

2001 GLASTRON, 4.3engine, 136hrs., customcover, EZ motor trailer,B o o k $ 1 1 0 0 0 ,605-222-6269.

FOR SALE: 2002 Lar-son 21ft. 210 LXI 5.0GXI Volvo-Penta 270H.P. boat and motorU-shape seating, S.S.prop, snap-in carpet,flip drivers seat, CDplayer, docking lights,only 67 hours total time!Comes with tandemE-Z loader trailer. Al-ways stored inside.Boat and trailer $21,500OBO. Can be seen atNystrom Electric or con-t a c t J o h n a t605-224-8750.

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Phone bids/Absentee bids

accepted.

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220 Homes

1109 N Harrison, 4 bed-rooms, 4 bath, hugefenced yard, 3 1/2 cargarage, new kitchenand master suite.$288,000, more info atf i z b e r . c o m C a l l605 -280 -2553 o r605-945-2263

32X48 RANCH Stylehome on 2.5 lots. 3bedroom, 1.5 bath, sin-gle stall attached ga-rage, and 2 car unat-tached garage. Locatedat: 96 7th Ave. E.,Hoven SD. Ca l l605-281-0243.

230 Mobile Homes

FOR SALE: 199916X80 Bella Vista Mo-bile Home, 3 bed, 2bath w/ skylights, largesunken kitchen w/ sky-light, newly installedhardwood flooring in liv-ing room. Located onrented lot (nice locationw/ large garden area) orcan be moved, includesstorage shed, deck, andall appliances exceptwasher/dryer. Pleasecall 605-222-0401.

280 Help Wanted

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AVAILABLE MID-JULYNice 4 bedroom, 2 bathHouse, double garage,large yard,415 North Jacksonlease, No pets/smoking,references.$1,100/monthCall 280-2711, leavemessage.

Looking to Hire:OTR Auto TransportDriver. 2 years drivingexperience, Clean CDLdriving record, Paid offOdometer miles. 7-11day runs. Paying up to.40-.50 cent/mile de-pending on experience.Contact Elwin withHeartland TransportInc. 701-321-1929 formore information.

SEEKINGJOURNEYMAN orLate Apprentice

Plumberto run crew in rapidlygrowing plumbing busi-ness. Wage $16-$18hourly depending onexperience. Benefits in-clude quarterly cash bo-nus, paid days off, cellphone allowance, andinsurance of fered.Please call Jamie orJen Rancour a t224-9995.

Sutton Bayis now hiring for a

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BEEN CHANGED... DATE: JULY 15THTIME: 7PM-1AM

PLACE: HOLLISTERFEILD.

FOR MORE INFORMA-TION OR QUESTIONS

PLEASE CALLHughe/Stanley County

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reads the way you wantit to. Also check your adthe first day it appears.We will gladly correct

any errors, however wecannot be responsiblefor errors beyond the

first day. 605-224-7301.

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john deere service technicians wanted!South Dakota John Deere dealership looking for immediate hires in two locations. We offer factory training, health insurance, dental in-surance, life insurance, 401 K plan, paid holidays and vacation days and bonus plans in our benefit package. Applicants must be able to work independently and want to progress in compensation and skill level. Our very competitive wage depends on qualifications and ex-perience.

Please contact josh in Miller [email protected] and 605-853-2482

or chris in selby at [email protected] 605-649-7665

AG SERVICE TECHNICIANJOHN DEERE FARM EQUIPMENT

Pipestone County Implement, part of C&B Operations, LLC, a progressive 16 store John Deere farm equipment dealership company, is looking

for a quali� ed Ag Service Technician. We o� er a very competitive compensation and bene� ts package including: health and dental,

disability, 401K, cafeteria plan, and company paid insurance.

We provide in-house and John Deere company training, modern facilities, and a great location and work environment. Applicants must be able to

work independently and strive to excel.

Direct your inquiries to:Pipestone County Implement

Attn: Chris Jacobson, Service Manager

www.deerequipment.com/employment

“Jack of All Trades”

RecReational pRopeRty manageR

Individual must have good working knowledge of farming, maintenance, and day to day common

sense skills. Good people skills are also required.This is a full time position and offers benefits and single family house. Property is located in

Hughes County 15 miles from Pierre, SD. 605-875-3536

Schuneman Equipment Co. Attn: Human Resources

PO Box 229, Milbank, SD 57252

[email protected]

All Locations:

www.schunemanequipment.com

Precision Farming AdvisorAberdeen, SD: We are seeking a

motivated individual to provide preci-sion farming expertise for our internal and external customers; responsible for facilitating training as it relates to a variety of agronomic subject matter,

providing field & customer support; analyzing research data & making recommendations as appropriate.

Must have a degree in Engineering, Agronomy, Crop Science with 5 years

related work exp; knowledge of preci-sion farming practices and John Deere

AMS/GPS is required.

RDO Equipment Co. is a proud dealer of John Deere equipment and has over 50 locations throughout the

Central and Western United States. We strive to be a great place to work and offer competitive wages, insurances, 401k and more! To view a complete job description and to apply online,

please visit www.rdoequipment.com

EOE

Custom manurehauling with truck

mounted spreaders, hauling with 4 trucks.

Call for quotes!Circle D Farms

Glenn DickHuron, SD

605-352-7583or

605-354-8004

PARTS COUNTER SALESGreen Iron Equipment of

Ellendale, North Dakota, is seeking an experienced Parts Counter Sales person,

with a minimum of 3 plusyears of agricultural parts sales.Must have excellent agricultural

knowledge, great people skills, and a desire to help the customer. Employees will work, in an exciting new parts building addition.

This is an excellent career opportunity. Competitive wages, and bene� ts that

include: health, dental, vision, disability, life, 401K, PTO. Insurance is 100% paid by Green Iron Equipment, regardless of single

or family status. Please send resumes [email protected]

Hired Hand neededNeeded for cow/calf operation

Located in Reliance, SD. You will need some mechanical skills, references and experience.

Country background with good sense and farming ability. Must be willing to learn or

have great attitude.

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Custer County, SD540 acres of Southern Hills adventure. Located adjacent to Hwy 89 near Hot Springs and Pringle, SD. Power, water, and telephone all on the property. Red rock canyon walls, grassy parks and gorgeous views characterize this property.

Hughes County, SD120 acres of Highly Productive Hughes County Farmland along with 40 adjoining leased acres. This property is located only 14 miles north of Pierre SD just two miles off SD Hwy 1804. The soils consist of mostly Lowry series. There is rural water and power on the property. An added attraction is the terrific views of Lake Oahe. The current owner would offer to lease the property back. The 120 acre parcel is priced at $384,000. Will divide.

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