Growing with goats

Janelle Atyeo
Nov 30, 2024
Nov 30, 2024

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Syfan Spanish goats are a hardy breed that likes to roam.

Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

Clinton and Lisa Rasmusson raise pasture pigs, along with goats and a few head of grassfed cattle.

Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

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Clinton Rasmusson calls himself a fourth-generation rancher with a 34-year hiatus.

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Firewatch goats (27).JPG — The nanny goats are protected from predators in their winter pasture by a guard donkey.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

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Firewatch goats (35).JPG — Clinton Rasmusson pets one of the nanny goats.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

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Firewatch goats (78).JPG — The Rasmussons sell pasture-raised pork to neighbors in Mellette County, S.D.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

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Janelle Atyeo is a small town South Dakota girl enjoying her work as regional editor of the Midwest Messenger and Tri-State Neighbor while raising kids and no-till vegetables in central Sioux Falls. Reach her at janelle.atyeo@lee.net.