By SUE ROESLER, The Prairie Star
SIDNEY, Mont. – As dawn breaks over the Yellowstone Valley, casting streaks of deep purple, tawny orange and gold over the horizon, the Dynnesons start another day of work at the family cow/calf, custom backgrounding feedlot and farming operation.
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