Company blames 'third party' in chemical drift lawsuit over damaged trees
South Dakota woman sued Wilbur-Ellis after her maples, spruce trees got hit by herbicides
An international company that distributes agricultural chemicals is denying allegations by a South Dakota woman that its products damaged her trees.
Wilbur-Ellis filed an answer to the lawsuit that Dena Lacey lodged against the company in May.
Lacey accused a Wilbur-Ellis employee or agent of applying chemicals on a field adjacent to her McCook County property. The May 28, 2024 application occurred under “adverse conditions,” according to the lawsuit, which included high winds and gusts – an allegation that Wilbur-Ellis denied.
South Dakota Cattlemen’s Foundation raises $292,620 for Feeding SD at annual gala
At the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Foundation’s 13th annual Prime Time Gala on Saturday, June 20, 2026, the point of the evening was never far from view: beef, music, scholarships and fundraising all tied back to getting high-quality protein to South Dakotans who need it.
