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Next Year Country and the Plains Life
Val Farmer profiles rural South Dakota life through decades of field experience. He highlights weather resilience, farm family culture, and economic shocks that test perseverance in agricultural communities. The piece quotes Kathleen Norris on the plains and notes Farmer’s focus on rural mental health in Rapid City.
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South Dakota
Plains
Prairie
Kathleen Norris
Northern Plains
Val Farmer
Rapid City
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