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Why is there a pine tree inside your house? That’s one of many seasonal questions Horticulture Field Specialist Robin Buterbaugh fields with aplomb. Nowadays, Robin shares expertise from her SDSU Extension base at McCrory Gardens on food forests, permaculture, and all enjoyable aspects of horticulture. Quite a change from her days in the lab with biological cultures. Ever seen a Garden Glow?

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Does your job vary with the seasons? Does your sweet tooth detect the change of seasons? Just two subjects that we may explore this fall and winter. What do this season’s accomplished women guests, South Dakota, and a lodestone have in common? All possess a magical magnetism. Take a listen as this preview hints at a season sure to be wonderful…or at least Wunderle.

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This season’s guests were more invigorating than a B-12 vitamin shot. Likewise, they were invigorated by teachers and mentors as they answered the call to careers in agriculture. Each episode reminds us that you can have it all — a great career and the joy of freeing yourself in the great outdoors.

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That first grazing school she attended with her father ignited a young, curious Karlie Kammerer with her passion for all things range. She’s a 7th generation rancher with an affinity for learning and an exceptional, and award-winning, ability to communicate her enthusiasm for healthy range management. Ironically, she took many Jet rides long before her first plane trip. She’ll soon be packing her bags to pursue a rangeland ecology and management degree but maybe not before another pack horse trip to The Bighorns.

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What makes your soul sing? For rancher Mimi Hillenbrand, it seems to be a life filled with herding bison, regenerating grasslands on two continents, pursuing and sharing knowledge of the natural world, raising cattle and sheep, and understanding fish? Mimi won’t back down…well, unless cornered by her nemesis. Tune in for a refreshing conversation with Mimi and a refresher course on Public Law 114-152.

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Be Prepared! Twenty-first century Girl Scouts are. Jennifer Hoesing, Chief Development Officer for Girl Scouts – Dakota Horizons, fills us in on traditional GS activities with new twists and modern skill-building opportunities that instill courage, confidence, and character in youthful girls. Jennifer is the center of attention in today’s episode, but she’s used to that role. After all, she was Little Miss Marcus 1987 and later performed with a chorus of coonhounds.

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We cover soil issues and cover crops with Valeree DeVine, USDA-NRCS’ Resource Unit Conservationist for the Upper James Region. She explores solutions with farmers and ranchers, including the right combination of brassicas and grasses, as well as having cattle lend helping hooves. As Mentor of the Year, Valeree helps young conservationists realize their potential for success. Her key to mentoring? Listening and observing. What a great observation! Take a listen.

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Raised on a Missouri row crop and cow/calf farm, Dr. Lisa Elliott developed a passion for supporting ag producers. Now an ag economist and Co-founder & CEO of AgriVaR, she empowers farmers with cutting-edge tech for real-time risk management. Tune in as Dr. Elliott explains AgriVar’s ability to analyze production and marketing variables to quantify risk and guide decisions—from planting to sales contracts. Ag economics won’t be Greek to you after this episode.