The Sioux Nation Podcast

Doctor Lisa Becton, the director of swine health at the national pork board, talks about the dreaded African Swine Fever and steps you can take to protect your operation.

Bryan Jorgensen, partner and chief agronomy operations officer at Jorgensen Land & Cattle.  shares soil health management practices that benefit wildlife.

Dr. Jessica Devine, from the Sioux Nation Pet Clinic, is talking about getting your pets ready for boarding or traveling during the holiday season.

Debbie Trapp, Director of the SD State Brand Board explains what the brand board does, why it exists and how it protects you.

Jessica Juarez, Assistant Director of the SDSU Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Department, shares the process and opportunities of becoming a vet right in your own backyard.

Sioux Nation Ag Center’s own Dr. Evan VanBeusekom joins Doc Jake to talk about increasing livestock yields by watching the frequency, cost per group and other factors you should keep an eye on.

Not sure what to do with your beef calves? Heather Gessner, Extension Field Specialist Livestock Business Management Ness School of Management & Economics at SDSU Extension, is here to help you assess your needs.

Suzy Geppert, executive director of the South Dakota Beef Industry Council, talk about what the organization does and how it can impact you.

Dean Dropik from D & D Distributing discusses manure and wastewater management with Doc Jake.  

Justin Sexten, from Performance Livestock Analytics, shares the technological benefits of cattle tracking.

Cathy Eichacker, owner and operator of Eichacker Simmentals, Talks about how they got into raising them, the risks, and the rewards.

Steve Dick and Heidi Zwinger from Ag United stop by the studio to talk about how Ag United is promoting and advancing farm and ranch families and rural communities in South Dakota.

Dr. Jon Ertl, from Sioux Nation Ag Center, talks Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) in pig meat and what you should know.

Seth Playter, Sioux Nation Field Marketer and production consultant, Talks about Swine U, our new video series covering the basics of achieving a successful hog operation.

Moritz Espy, Manager for 777 Bison Ranch. talks with Jake about the similarities and differences between raising bison and cattle, and highlighting the importance of providing a low stress environment for them.

It’s Doc Jake and Liz Graber, DVM sharing their funniest, scariest and most outlandish service calls.

Chris Maxwell, Executive Director of the South Dakota Ag Foundation, talks about all the wonderful things they do to help agriculture in the state of South Dakota.

Doc Jake visits with Myron Bechler, the owner of Alpacas at Triple Tree, about his very unique operation and the interesting things Alpacas offer. 

Former Ag Secretary Mike Jaspers talks to Doc Jake about the past, present, and future of the industry.

Jill Postma, Lyon County Youth Coordinator for Iowa State Extension Outreach, wants you to know about what 4-H can do for your kids.

Mariann Metz from Metz Hart-Land Creamery talks to Doc Jake about the success of their unique family run creamery and honey ag business.

Niki Jones and Scott Odin from IDEAg Group stop by the studio to talk about all the fun to be had at this year's Dakotafest.

The Sioux Empire Fair Dairy Show is Aug. 13th! Brittany Lessman,  Superintendent of the Open and Junior Dairy Show, walks you through what to expect on the big day.

Proper silage storage can be the difference between healthy animals or real financial loss.  Renato Schmidt, Ph. D., Forage Products Specialist for Lallemand Animal Nutrition is here to help you get your storage right.

Listen to Amanda Borkowski, Interactive Media Lead for Dairy Girl Network, talk about the impact that DGN is having on women in the industry.