Farm/Ranch/Dairying in South Dakota

The open plains of South Dakota are used to feed the world. The artists are creating an image of Rural America! When you're driving through the countryside and see cattle, keep in mind that your're passing through prime family country. That's because 97 percent of cattle farms and ranches are family owned. One reason these families have been able to pass on their businesses is that they also have passed on their knowledge and experience of caring for the environment. Farm and ranch kids not only learn about the environment in classrooms, but they also learn from people who have made a living caring for land~their parents and grandparents. Working to reduce soil erosion, protecting water quality and caring for wildlife are just some of the real life environmental lessons farm and ranch kids learn. Because land is their legacy, cattlemen help make rural American a better place to live and a better place to drive through. Some of the best wheat in American is raised in Lyman County. There are two types of wheat planted...either Winter Wheat or Spring Wheat depending on the moisture and wind in the fall and spring. The wide open plains provide plenty of pasture for the cattle....It takes lots of acres...as the soil is gumbo!
Holsteins cows are milked in Lyman County. The Holstein adapts better to the extreme weather conditions and is capable of producing a large quantiy of milk. The summers can bring temperatures up to 105 degrees in the mid afternoons and we can easily have wind chills up to -45 degrees or more.




Web Author: Janice Schelske

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