Speaking for agriculture: College student finds her calling an ag advocacy

Katelyn Winberg
Jun 2, 2026
3 hrs ago

Kylie (3).JPG — Kylie Mockler stands along a fence line on her family's farm near Centerville, S.D., with freshly worked fields visible in the background during spring planting season.
Tri-State Neighbor Photo by Katelyn Winberg

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On the Mockler family farm near Centerville, spring planting is a full-family effort.

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Kylie (15).JPG — Kylie Mockler holds one of her bottle-fed bum lambs on the Mockler family farm near Centerville, S.D. Mockler has run her own sheep business for five or six years, raising 15 to 20 lambs each season before selling them in the fall.
Tri-State Neighbor Photo by Katelyn Winberg

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Kylie (30).JPG — Kylie Mockler stands in front of the Mockler family's Black Angus herd near Centerville, S.D. The family doubled its cattle operation to 100 head last summer.
Tri-State Neighbor Photo by Katelyn Winberg

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Born and raised on a farm in southeastern South Dakota, Katelyn currently resides in Sioux Falls. She enjoys attending SDSU football games (her alma mater), going to farmer’s markets and visiting her parents at their family farm. Reach her at kwinberg@tristateneighbor.com.