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Sioux Falls/Sioux Empire Farm Show: Geraets family named Farm Family of the Year

By Sara Weber, Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce
Jan 13, 2011
Jan 13, 2011

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It all began in 1969, when Mike Geraets of Dell Rapids, S.D., and his brother, Pat, and their families started farming together.

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