Miller Farmer shares the history of his farm

SDPB Radio | By Lura Roti

Published December 6, 2021 at 10:57 AM CST

Fourth-generation Miller farmer, Terry Johnson (far right) with his wife, Linda and son, Curtis and his family on the land that has been in his family since it was homesteaded. His grandkids hold photos of his Great-Grandpa Cawood and Grandpa Johnson. Both men served in the South Dakota Legislature.

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Miller Farmer Terry Johnson is the fourth-generation to farm the land his Great-Grandpa Cawood and Grandpa Johnson homesteaded in the late 1880s Dakota Territory. Today his son, Curtis continues the family farming tradition. In this In Their Own Words segment, Terry Johnson shares his farm’s history with SDPB’s Lura Roti.

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Lura Roti

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.

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