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The Pierre Governor and future Ohio State Buckeye discusses the advantages of playing well in multiple sports and his family with DRG Media Group Sports Director David Burrall and Brian Oakland.

The 2023 South Dakota Governor’s Ag Summit will be held in July 17-18 in Lake Area Technical College in Watertown. However, Friday, April 7, 2023, is the deadline to submit nominations for this year’s Governor’s Ag Ambassador honoree, who will be recognized at the Summit.

Lincoln Kienholz talks about his fellow excellent athletes in his Riggs High senior class and about his future at Ohio State with DRG Media Group Sports Director David Burrall and DRG Media Group Sports' Brian Oakland.

South Dakota State University invites the public to attend the 100th SDSU Little International at the Animal Science Arena on the SDSU campus in Brookings March 31 and April 1, 2023.

The annual SDSU event is famous for its reputation as the nation’s largest two-day, student-run agricultural exposition in the country. This year’s theme is “Built on Tradition, Powered by a Vision.”

DRG Media Group News and Farm Director Jody Heemstra chatted with event Manager Cody Gifford to learn more about the significance of this year’s event.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development provides loans, grants and loan guarantees to help expand economic opportunities, create jobs and improve the quality of life for millions of Americans in rural areas. Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small spent time in South Dakota seeing first hand how some of those funds are being used.

The former Pierre Governor quarterbacks looks ahead to his time at Ohio State with DRG Media Group Sports Director David Burrall and DRG Media Group Sports' Brian Oakland.

Ducks Unlimited, in partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, is announcing the opening of the second application process of their collaborative Regional Conservation Partnership Program. The initiative, Scaling Soil Health in the Prairie Pothole Region, provides voluntary conservation incentives to farmers and ranchers looking to improve soil health, restore grasslands, and improve rotational grazing capacity for livestock on their properties. Hear more about the program from Bruce Toay with Ducks Unlimited in South Dakota and DRG Media Group News and Farm Director Jody Heemstra.

Interested participants in the 34 east river counties of South Dakota have until March 31, 2023, to submit their application. Applications will be prioritized by projects that would include a transition to regenerative agriculture systems and incorporate large tracts of restored grasslands.

Justin Tupper is a South Dakota cow-calf producer, owner of St. Onge Livestock Auction barn and is currently the President of the United States Cattlemen’s Association. In this episode of Agriculture In-depth, DRG Media Group News and Farm Director Jody Heemstra chats with Tupper about cattle markets, federal Farm Bill discussions, the Cattle Contract Library Pilot Program and more.

The future Ohio State quarterback talks about his dream of being a major college athlete fulfilled with DRG Media Group Sports Director David Burrall and DRG Media Group Sports' Brian Oakland.

The federal farm bill, the Butcher Block Act and the Cattle Contract Library Pilot Program will all get debate this year in the US Senate and House of Representatives. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson chats with DRG Media Group News and Farm Director Jody Heemstra about those and other agriculture-focused topics.