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Jayme Murray ranches with his family in Ziebach County, South Dakota. As a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, his ancestral roots are deep. Recently, new opportunities have opened doors for him to tell.
South Dakota Rancher Zach Ducheneaux Appointed to Lead Farm Service Agency
By Ruth Wiechmann for Tri-State Livestock News
The United States Department of Agriculture named Zach Ducheneaux the new Administrator of the Farm Service Agency (FSA) in February. The third generation Eagle Butte, South Dakota rancher traces his roots to the Cheyenne River Sioux people, and made history as the first Native American to lead the FSA.
Zach’s father Wayne bought the place from his father, and Zach’s children Kelsey and Ty, along with his siblings and their children, are now working on the land that their ancestors have called home for centuries. Zach’s significant other, Jenn Zeller, known to many as ‘The South Dakota Cowgirl’ also lends a hand on the ranch. The family raises cattle and Quarter Horses, and they have developed a natural horsemanship training method based on the principles of Ray Hunt and Buck Brannaman that they call ‘Lifemanship.’