Family farms focus on relationships and legal readiness at Ag PhD Field Day

Katelyn Winberg
Aug 8, 2025
Aug 8, 2025

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It’s one thing to manage acres, inputs and equipment. It’s another to navigate business decisions with the people you share a last name.

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AgPhd 1 — Bridgette Readel, Rachel Fishback, Mary Pat Sass and Kelly Griggs discuss the dynamics between family members that work together on farms at Ag PhD Field Day in Baltic, S.D., Thursday, July 31.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Katelyn Winberg

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Ag Phd — Jayna Voss and Bobbi Thury present to a packed Morton Center about the importance of estate planning for family farms at Ag PhD Field Day in Baltic, S.D., July 31.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Katelyn Winberg

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Born and raised on a farm in southeastern South Dakota, Katelyn currently resides in Sioux Falls. She enjoys attending SDSU football games (her alma mater), going to farmer’s markets and visiting her parents at their family farm. Reach her at kwinberg@tristateneighbor.com.