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Tax laws favor cropland over grassland, ranchers and conservation groups tell lawmakers

By Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight
Sep 12, 2024
Sep 12, 2024

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By Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight

Current property tax laws penalize the maintenance of grasslands and incentivize their conversion to cropland, ranchers and conservation groups told state lawmakers Sept. 11.

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