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

July 25, 2024 11:42 AM • 
RFD NEWS STAFF, Currey McCullough

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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