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Ranch is a great treasure for Nygard Northfork Angus

By ANDREA JOHNSON, Assistant Editor
Jan 14, 2008
Jan 14, 2008

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APPLETON, Minn. - Gary Nygard owned some grassland for a few years before he realized the true value of what he had purchased.

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