Reconnecting with Kyle Heylens 15 years after I first interviewed him as a Tri-State Neighbor reporter was yet another reminder that South Dakota agriculture is a small world. I’d even compare it to one big family.
Writer Lura Rota stands with farmer Kyle Heylens on his farm near Volga, S.D. The two reconnected for a Tri-State Neighbor story update after 15 years.
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In 2008, Tri-State Neighbor reporter Lura Roti interviewed Sioux Valley High School senior Kyle Heylens to learn about his small cow-calf herd and goals for the future. The story focused on his use of a Farm Service Agency Youth Loan and featured Gail Gullickson, senior farm loan officer. Fifteen years later, Tri-State Neighbor reconnected with 32-year-old Heylens and Gullickson. This is an update.
Lura is a former Tri-State Neighbor reporter who now works as a freelance agricultural journalist and teaches a collegiate writing course online. Find her work and reach out at LRFreelance.com.
