On today's show...
Lura Roti for SDPB introduces us to a tiny creature with a giant appetite for crops.
Grasshoppers are decimating crop fields across the western part of the state. That includes fields like the one owned by rancher Terry Hammerstrom. He joins the show for an in-depth look at the insect's impacts.
Service members can be exposed to a lot of toxic substances. The PACT Act expands benefits available to veterans dealing with health effects from burn pits, Agent Orange and other toxins.
Jill Baker is founder and leader of Community Action for Veterans (CAV). She's also a U.S. Army vet and military family advocate. Shawn Bohn is the Dakotas Regional Office Director of the Veterans Benefits Administration.
We discuss what the PACT Act means for veterans and how they can get the benefits they deserve.
Carter Johnson takes us on a tour of South Dakota's rivers. We talk about how everything uphill affects everything downhill, and we meet nature's top river-based engineer.
Johnson is co-author of the book "Ecology of Dakota Landscapes" and an ecologist and professor emeritus at South Dakota State University.
Historian William Anderson talks about the art and friendship of Garth Williams. He'll present on the children's book illustrator for Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Homes in De Smet on Saturday. Learn more about the event.
