The financial returns from public land leases in South Dakota were up again last year, but that trend may slow in the future.
School & Public Lands Commissioner Ryan Brunner says they have run the numbers for the last year…..

Brunner says they have seen those returns increase over the past few years…..

With livestock prices falling, Brunner says they could see a drop in bid prices for land in the next auction….

Brunner says the money from the leases goes into the public school investment fund.