The 2024 Ag PhD Field Day pays tribute to Rural Media Group Founder Patrick Gottsch in their Memorial Garden

Farmers from across the country are currently gathered in Baltic, South Dakota for the 2024 Ag PhD Field Day.

RFD-TV’s Mark Oppold is joined with Brian Hefty as they discuss the event’s special Memorial Garden, which honors the late Rural Media Group Founder, Patrick Gottsch.

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