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Jim Woster's advocacy for South Dakota agriculture

Jim Woster
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Jim Woster

At 81 Jim Woster is a longtime advocate for the people who make up South Dakota agriculture. He grew up on a Reliance crop and cattle farm and began working for the Sioux Falls Stockyards the morning after he graduated from South Dakota State University.

In this In Their Own Words segment, Jim Woster visits with SDPB’s Lura Roti about his career as a cattle buyer and agriculture columnist.

Lura Roti grew up on a ranch in western South Dakota but today she calls Sioux Falls home. She has worked as a freelance journalist for more than two decades. Lura loves working with the SDPB team to share the stories of South Dakota’s citizens and communities. And she loves sharing her knowledge with the next generation. Lura teaches a writing course for the University of Sioux Falls.