It’s finally summer, and our farm family has been busy working the land and tending to the livestock.  With so much work to be done around here — ...

I’m deeply saddened to see so many farm and ranch families calling it quits. When I travel the country to speak, it troubles me to see small towns scattered across rural America with abandoned shops on main street.

I mourn what was, and wonder how we can reclaim that piece of the American dream. I refuse to accept that small family farms and ranches will go by the wayside like the dinosaurs. And while I understand that desire for an easier life, I am also becoming increasingly motivated to fight for a future where these small businesses can thrive.

It starts with each one of us committing to keeping our dollars circulating at home in rural America.

The Prime Time Gala has donated $1,768,296 for Feeding South Dakota. This amount has allowed Feeding South Dakota to purchase and distribute 1,164,397 pounds of beef for those individuals and families throughout South Dakota. The group continues to purchase beef with the funds donated this year. These donations have been distributed to all 66 counties in the state.