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South Dakota rancher named Progressive Partner of the Year

Miranda Reiman, Certified Angus Beef LLC
Oct 6, 2017
Oct 6, 2017 Updated Oct 13, 2017

Hadrick ranch — Troy Hardick and his daughter Olivia, 11, ride through a pasture at their Faulkton, S.D., Angus ranch. Hadrick was named Certified Angus Beef’s Progressive Partner this year.
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Miranda Reiman, Certified Angus Beef LLC

When Troy Hadrick returned to his family’s Faulkton, South Dakota, ranch he may have heard a tick-tock in the back of his mind.

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The Hadrick family poses on their Faulkton, S.D., ranch. They are Troy and his wife Stacy, son Teigen, and daughters Reese, 9, and Olivia, 11.
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Faulkton, S.D., rancher Troy Hadrick uses technology to get the most out of his Angus herd.
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