The downhill slide of summer

Carson Stange Stratford, South Dakota
Jul 11, 2024
Jul 11, 2024

CW-Stange-(1).gif — Carson Stange’s daughter Lainey, 4, walks through a pen on Stange’s Stratford, S.D., farm.
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Carson Stange Stratford, South Dakota

After the last report, I headed to Custer, South Dakota, for a South Dakota Agricultural and Rural Leadership (SDARL) seminar. We learned about everything from forestry management to mineral exploration.

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CW-Stange-(4).gif — Carson Stange’s dog Fossie inspects a field in early July.
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