FORT PIERRE — A Stanley County ag family and farm has been recognized with the annual South Dakota Leopold Conservation Award. Levi Neuharth, wife Crystal and family operate Prairie Paradise Farms and says the award is an honor and humbling…
Neuharth and his family were honored with the award by the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources and a visit from Governor Kristi Noem…
Neuharth says conservation practices now will pay off in the future…
He says good conservation practices can be helpful during drier times by helping keep moisture in the ground. Prairie Paradise Farms hosts a Family Farm Day in May where visitors can use hands-on educational stations on farm operation. The Neuharths have been rotationally grazing some nearly 3000 acres of grassland since 2010 and raise livestock including 100 dairy goats and 150 free-range laying hens. The Neuharths also won the 2021 Farmer/Rancher of the Year from the Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce.
