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Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, U.S. Senator John Thune, U.S. Representative Kristi Noem, and State Secretary of Agriculture Mike Jaspers tours the Black Hills National Forest to view the Pine Beetle infestation in South Dakota, on May 19, 2017. Tour is led by U.S. Senator John Thune. Additional information about the initial infestation and actions that have encouraged new growth and recovery are provided by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service (FS) personnel and Neiman Enterprises, Inc. President and CEO Jim D. Neiman. USDA photo by Lance Cheung.