Let’s take a visit to the largest one-day ag event— Ag PhD Field Day

Ag PhD Field Day is described as agriculture’s largest one-day event. It is held in Baltic, South Dakota.

Brian and Darren Hefty have hosted the event for more than two decades. We were able to catch up with them to talk about all the fun!


Reid Abbott with AgroLiquid


Brad Syltie with Valent

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