“Neil has always made it very clear to me that this land will treat you well as long as you treat it well. We take great pride in managing our pastures so that we can get the most benefit from them. We rotate cattle around frequently to avoid grazing the pastures too much, and also give the pastures plenty of resting time so that they can recover. All of these management practices have been perfected by Neil over his lifetime, and now I am getting to benefit from learning from his experience.”Nate Bien

In this seven minute video, we visit with the Bien Family in Veblen, South Dakota. The Bien family talks about their long history of land stewardship and how they hope to continue working with nature into the future.

The South Dakota Grassland Coalition (SDGC) partnered with the organizations listed below to enhance the Grassland Planner with a release of a short video story each month during 2023, promoting healthy soils, grasslands, and ecosystems. Please enjoy the "Our Amazing Grasslands" feature story for June 2023.

2023 Grassland Stewardship Communications Project Partners:  SDGC, Audubon Dakota, Ducks Unlimited, Partners for Fish and Wildlife, South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks, The Nature Conservancy, Pheasants Forever, South Dakota Soil Health Coalition, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and South Dakota State University.

The 2023 Grassland Planner is now available!For a PDF copy, visit:  bit.ly/SDGrasslandCalendar23.For a physical copy, contact the NRCS State Office at (605) 352-1200.Get the Google Calendar version at bit.ly/SDGrasslandCalendar.

If you missed previous "Our Amazing Grassland" stories, the links are below:

The 2023 Our Amazing Grassland stories:
January: Ollila Family
February:  Breyer and Wollschlager Families
March:  Sander Family
April:  Fagerland Family
May:  Dutton Family 

Previous years Our Amazing Grassland stories.

Original source can be found here.