By Wendy Sweeter for the Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce
There was a time when Baltic, South Dakota, dairyman Lynn Boadwine liked working with hogs more than dairy cattle.
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All of the cows on Boadwine Farms are Holsteins.
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Dairy calves rest in a bed of straw.
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Lynn Boadwine is the 2021 Agribusiness Citizen of the Year.
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