Ruby the dog sniffs about while GPS collars charge on solar power before rancher Dave Ollila collars his cattle.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo
Dave Ollila directs his herding dog as a cow watches from another pasture on his Newell, S.D., ranch. Ollila is using GPS collars to graze his sheep and cattle together.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo
Dave Ollilla looks over his pasture land in early June. This summer, he is using virtual fencing and GPS collars to graze his cattle and sheep together.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo
SDSU Extension Sheep Field Specialist Jaelyn Whaley takes forage clippings from Dave Ollila's pasture to measure production.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo
SDSU Extension Sheep Field Specialist Jaelyn Whaley takes forage clippings from a pasture to measure production.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo
Prickly pear cactus grows in a pasture in western South Dakota.
Cattle operations across South Dakota are getting a chance to test new technology that could ultimately mean more grass, more cattle and less work for them.
Bensen Kleinschmidt’s cattle graze a pasture on his Harrold, S.D., operation. Kleinschmidt is one of several producers leasing GPS collars through a new program of the South Dakota Soil Health Coalition.
Dave Ollila’s regenerative approach to ranching started for practical reasons.
Raised in small town South Dakota, Janelle is enjoying her time as editor of Tri-State Neighbor and Midwest Messenger while raising kids, chickens and no till vegetables in central Sioux Falls. Reach her at janelle.atyeo@lee.net.
Dave Ollila’s regenerative approach to ranching started for practical reasons.
Bensen Kleinschmidt’s cattle graze a pasture on his Harrold, S.D., operation. Kleinschmidt is one of several producers leasing GPS collars through a new program of the South Dakota Soil Health Coalition.
Dave Ollila directs his herding dog as a cow watches from another pasture on his Newell, S.D., ranch. Ollila is using GPS collars to graze his sheep and cattle together.
Dave Ollilla looks over his pasture land in early June. This summer, he is using virtual fencing and GPS collars to graze his cattle and sheep together.
