The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) serving South Dakota (SD) awarded the 2024 Excellence in Cooperative Conservation Award to Pam Geppert at Dakota Farm Talk for her role in innovative approaches that protect our environment, bolster the agricultural community, and enhance local economies. Since 1990, from her Brule County ranch office, Pam’s two-minute radio stories have kept SD agricultural industry up-to-date with farming, ranching, and technical conservation topics. State Conservationist, Tony Sunseri, commended her saying, “We thank Pam for her dedication to sharing the story of conservation and mindful agricultural practices. Dakota Farm Talk’s communications network across the state of SD is invaluable and we appreciate her support.” Winners of the Cooperative Conservation Award are selected by NRCS employees who nominate individuals or groups that have performed outstanding cooperation with NRCS in natural resources conservation issues. This award demonstrates the winner’s ability to communicate, grow, and remain progressive in the pursuit of restoring and preserving the health of our state’s natural resources. Geppert’s insight to farm and ranch life makes her stories relevant for listeners across SD. “Pam has the excellent ability to take our agency’s conservation science updates and deliver it concisely for our ag producers and stakeholders,” said Sunseri, “and for that, we appreciate Pam.