The Best Job in South Dakota
Rebecca Blue and Chris Church host The Best Job in South Dakota where they explore the important role that women play in agriculture. With a touch of awe and envy, the hosts converse with women who have either 1) found their way to the best job; or 2) performed the best job in their chosen endeavor. Often both! These individuals are making a difference in their communities through agriculture and related fields and demonstrating the important role that women play.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 57
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
S2#1 - Down Evans Lane
Top quality produce and nursery needs? See Nicole Krautschun. Pure fun? Visit her Spearfish Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch. Pick from 40 pumpkin varieties, get lost in the stalks, frolic in …
Season 2 Trailer
Summer break reports and what’s in store for the upcoming, holiday-filled season. Ring the bell. Round Two of popping podcast episodes are heading your way.
#14 - Season One Wrap Up
Phew! Season One was a tsunami of tales and insight from a baker’s dozen of talented, gracious South Dakota women. What an ocean of ag-related opportunities our guests identified and …
#13 - There Was an Incident
You can’t go home again? You can if you have the mustered confidence of Sentel Schreier aka Mr. Kolenkhov. Just ask the 2500 Targhees she shepherds. Remember, “Pressure and release.”…
#12 - Anything With Chocolate
Dr. Beth Thompson wins the trifecta.
Best Job: SD State Veterinarian
Best Location: Two blocks from Zesto
Best Aspiration: Sled dog vet crew
Heads up, this episode is a bit of a scream.
# 11 - Where the Prairie Meets the Sky
Listen. Do you want to know a secret? Grasshoppers, they’re so interesting. They really are. Just ask Amy Mesman, USDA’s SD State Plant Health Director. Thank you to Amy for dedica…
# 10 - Walking Pens
On the job and in the boardroom, Kelsey Geraets earned her seat at the table. Managing JPJ Enterprises’ feedlot is just one of her talents. You won’t doubt her abilities after this meat…
#9 - The Birds and the Bats
Naturally, it’s a wild visit with Silka Kempema, South Dakota Game Fish and Parks wildlife biologist. At one point, she goes overboard. You otter listen.
#8 - The 100th Meridian
Explain South Dakota farming and ranch land terrain? Dr. Laurie Anderson has that covered. She’s a gem. And, she’s Head of the Department of Geology and Geological Engineering at South …
#7 - Trixie’s Haircut
Dr. Stephanie Bruggeman created and teaches BIOL 216 – Beer, Bread and Brie: Preserving the Planet. In this Augustana U course, Ag + Microbiology = epicurean delight. Indulge in this ep…
#6 - Opportunity Is Dressed In Overalls
Sarah Waltner runs to hard problems. An Electrical Engineering degree was her first step in a career that takes her from sugarcane crops in Brazil, to tulips fields in the Netherlands,…
#5 - River Trails & Horse Tales
Kelsey Scott has her hands full and a full life. Enhancing Indian resources, managing a herd, supplying beef direct to consumers, rebuilding community through food systems, and providi…
#4 - DIY Q-Tips
Aah, the mystery of soil. Who wouldn't fall in love? Oh, and how do you get from Wisconsin to South Dakota? If you follow Rachel Frei's route you'll stop in Rhode Island, Denmark, and G…
#3 - Violet Milk
Taxes don’t tax Leah Heidler. She likes numbers and providing her expertise to fellow farmers and ranchers. Oh, and she likes herding buffaloes, bow hunting, and milking her cow! Doe…
#2 - Baby Doll in the Window?!
Climbing steps, flag football, farm-to-table education, community support, royal bloodlines, exquisite photography, leaps of faith, and a strawberry-rhubarb turnover. Press Play for The…
#1 - The Blue Truck Incident - Stacy Hadrick
Time travel, agritourism, a runaway truck, thoughts of fashion, economics, beef, life on the ranch, patience, and a carousel ride. Rebecca and Chris welcome Stacy Hadrick for an action…
The Best Job in South Dakota Trailer
A preview of what to expect from The Best Job in South Dakota podcast.