By Sara Bauder, SDSU Extension
Happy new year to you and yours! I hope that you have been able to enjoy time with family and friends over the past couple of weeks. We enjoyed a couple gatherings and look forward to another year of watching kids grow (too fast)!
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Sara Bauder is a South Dakota State University Extension forage field specialist based at the Mitchell Regional Center. Reach her at 605-995-7378 or sara.bauder@sdstate.edu.
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