USDA/FSA Update

The Corson, Dewey, Meade, Perkins & Ziebach County FSA offices would like to keep you informed of the following items important to USDA programs.

Timber Lake students awarded at High Plains Regional Science & Engineering Fair

Shawn Quinn of Timber Lake High School won the second highest award at the High Plains Regional Science Fair in Rapid City on March 21.

Over 300 attend Family Fun Night

Attendance at Timber lake Elementary Family Fun Night was 308 — 144 students (83% of PreK5 enrollment) and 164 guests, who enjoyed games, contests and activities, a meal, and a book fair.

So God Made A Farmer

( Editor’s Note: This was a portion of a speech delivered by late radio personality Paul Harvey in 1978 to the National FFA Convention.) And on the 8th day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, “I need a caretaker.” So God made a farmer.

What to expect for the 2023 crop year

So much snow! Is this a good thing for farmers and ranchers because we need the moisture? The moisture is good for everyone, but it is a problem for producers trying to calve during March. The wind and cold are the major issues that are hard on young livestock.

Mean cows eat just as much as tame ones

How did you get started in farming/ranching and how long have you been at it? Have you had other occupations? I grew up on the ranch that I now operate. My dad (Pete Long) got me involved with a small herd of sheep and cattle. I have been at it since then.

Ag Dept. launches cattle contracts library

A recently launched program championed by South Dakota’s lone congressional representative aims to aid livestock producers in price negotiations with slaughterhouses.

Farming and ranching is not a chore, it’s what he loves to do

How did you get started in farming/ranching and how long have you been at it? Have you had other occupations? I started in 1973 in a partnership with my brother, Tim Leibel, on the place that my Dad, Jack Leibel, started. In 1987 the partnership dissolved, and we each farmed/ranched separately.

Local faces of USDA

The Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Natural Resource and Conservation Service (NRCS) staff at the USDA office in Timber Lake provides services to local agricultural producers.

Time doesn’t seem to mean much to a cow

How did you get started in farming/ranching and how long have you been at it? Have you had other occupations? My father was a German from Russia and my mother’s family was from Holland so I guess I was just born into it.