Drought has been hitting farm country for what has to feel like decades to those living in rural America. While drought gets a lot of attention for its effect on crops, it’s slamming the beef industry, too.
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Eric Jennings, a cattle rancher living near Spearfish on the northern edge of the Black Hills, said elk have been expanding their range north and east of the Black Hills since the late 1990s. Elk can cause significant damage to fences and can make a serious dent in a rancher’s hay crop.
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Chad Smith is a freelance journalist living in the western suburbs of the Twin Cities, but grew up in Castlewood, South Dakota. After spending 22 years behind a microphone in radio, Chad made the switch to full-time freelance journalism, covering agriculture, state and national news stories, sports and everything in between. Reach him at editorial@midwestmessenger.com.
