LAKE ANDES, S.D. — Turkey is the traditional meat for Thanksgiving, and the holidays and turkey production is an important of South Dakota’s economy. An average of 5 million turkeys are produced ...

GOLDEN VALLEY COLONY — The pigs had it so easy. Swine flu? The name the slammed barbecue lids shut on baby back ribs? A turkey should be so lucky. Standing in the warmly lit poultry barn, the white ...

LAKE ANDES, S.D. — Turkey is the traditional meat for Thanksgiving, and the holidays and turkey production is an important of South Dakota’s economy. An average of 5 million turkeys are produced ...

RYEGATE — Hundreds of white turkeys, with pale pink heads and beady black eyes, crowded together in the semi-darkness of Paul Hofer's turkey barn at the Golden Valley Hutterite Colony in October.

MISSOULA, Mont. — Thanksgiving is knocking on the door, which means Montanans are going to start hearing a lot about Hutterite turkeys. A recent study from the University of Montana and Montana State ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Celebrating Thanksgiving with a centerpiece turkey and the traditional sides won’t cost quite as ...

CHOTEAU - It's a stark existence on rolling hills dwarfed by the Rocky Mountain Front, presiding against a backdrop of clouds a few miles in the distance. For 3,500 turkeys awaiting execution and a ...

GOLDEN VALLEY COLONY - A Hutterite colony near Billings that specializes in raising all-natural turkeys for holiday feasts cut production by half this year due to what they thought would be decreased ...

BROADVIEW, Mont. — As soon as Joe Wipf opens the gate to the Mountain View Colony turkey yard, a flock of white-feathered, red-faced toms comes marching. Their wattles waggle as their heads dart from ...

The Hutterite colonies are South Dakota’s top and sole producer of turkeys, including Lakeview Colony, located just north of Lake Andes. LAKE ANDES, S.D. — Turkey is the traditional meat for ...