Driving through parts of northeastern South Dakota, you are likely to run across more corn and soybeans than cattle, except that is, until you get near Kopriva Angus in Raymond, South Dakota.

Many producers throughout the country keep enduring tough weather conditions.

In the last five years, the region has experienced five different records or near-records for the last 40 years.

We have faced the driest, the wettest and the warmest fall, the coldest spring and the most extreme winter-spring temperature changes.

About me
My name is Tulsa Torres-Moe, and I am 14 years old in 8th grade at Belle Fourche Middle School in South Dakota.

I live on a ranch where we raise hay and cattle.

At our recent science fair, I did a project called ‘The Perfect Stack’.

Many farmers in this area were impressed with and interested in my project. I explained to them how it worked, and why the winning hay stack was the best choice.

Pervasive cheatgrass has long posed a threat to ranchers and their communities in the intermountain West.

Edging out native perennials and taking over entire rangelands, the annual weed compromises forage value for livestock, destabilizes soil, increases risk of wildfire and diminishes wildlife habitat.