So I know it's only 9 a.m. but are you buzzed? Me? Not currently. Why?

Well, you know, today we're talking with an entomologist, so a bee guy. Buzzed.

I know what an entomologist is. Did you?

Not until today. Learn something new every day on this podcast.

So our guest today is Jonathan Lundgren.

He's a South Dakota farmer who has a whole bunch of stuff on his farms, from bees to pigs,

sheep and chicken.

He's also a scientist who used to work for the USDA, and now he's combining science and

farming on his farm.

We should probably introduce ourselves first.

Oh, yes. I am Tara Vanerducson and we dairy farm in New Mexico.

And I am Zach Johnson. I farm in West Central, Minnesota, not too far actually from South Dakota,

where Jonathan's at.

Today we'd like to thank the Walton Family Foundation for sponsoring this show this season. We really

appreciate it. Absolutely. Now let's jump right into our conversation here with Jonathan Lundgren.

Hello, Jonathan. Hi, how are you guys doing? I'm doing excellent. It's probably a lot colder here

than it is where Tara is sitting. It's really cold here this week as well, not as cold as Minnesota, but relative to New

Mexico, it's cold. I did see they had some snow down there in West Texas. Did you guys get any

snow? We did. We got about maybe like a quarter of an inch, and so, you know, we closed schools,

obviously, and shut down completely. So everything is halted.

Yes.

Jonathan, tell us about your farm.

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