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Celebration: ISU extension specialist creates Spanish-language newsletter

Melisa Goss
Mar 28, 2023
Mar 28, 2023

WEB-Spansh-Speaking-Dairy-Workers-(7).jpg — Felipe Huerta checks over cows at Hilltop Dairy in Elkton, S.D. He’s worked at the dairy 14 years, now serving as breeder, after emigrating from Mexico where the violence of drug cartels prompted him to leave.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss

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For those who live where they grew up and speak a common language, it’s easy to take the little things for granted.

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Spanish-speaking immigrants help revitalize rural America

“People say they’re stealing American jobs. Find me one person who wants to work as hard as they do.”

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Melisa Goss, Assistant Editor for the Tri-State Neighbor, is a South Dakota farm girl whose love of travel has allowed her to see ag’s vital impact around the world, from America’s heartland to the rice paddies of Southeast Asia and many places in between. She makes her home in Hartford with her husband, daughter and miniature schnauzer. You can reach her at mgoss@lee.net.