09/16/25: John Tsitrian is a businessman and writer from the Black Hills. He was a broker and trader in futures and options, and wrote a regular column for the Tri-State Livestock News out of Sturgis for about a decade and have addressed ag-related issues through his weekly column in the Rapid City Journal and his current blog, The South Dakota Standard.

Check out his blog, The South Dakota Standard, and his article about farmers here. 

(Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekdays from 8 – 11 a.m. Follow Joel on X/Twitter @JoelKFGO.)

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