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Sunflower Producers Optimistic Despite Drought

Nov 08, 2021

Video: Sunflower Producers Optimistic Despite Drought

The 1980s Farm Crisis hit southeastern South Dakota just like it did across the rest of the country, bringing a severe economic downturn that affected many farmers and their communities. The Edinger family of White Lake survived the crisis by relying on their father Wayne’s second income as a teacher, but they received additional help when the elder Edinger planted a field of sunflowers. ...