Demand for grassland drove up the returns in this year’s public land lease auction.
South Dakota Commissioner of Schools & Public Lands Ryan Brunner says they had another record year……
Brunner says they had a big number of acres up for bid this year…..
Brunner says the demand was surprising……
The money from the land lease is divided up among the state’s school districts.
Most of the public grassland is in central and western parts of the state.




