Forage variety is the key to conservation on one South Dakota operation

Mark Hollenbeck considers forage variety a key factor on his ranch.

The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service takes us to his South Dakota operation.

The Hollenbeck’s have fenced about nine miles of rough terrain to create a hunting preserve, stocked with elk, mule deer, and white tail.

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