Before becoming a veterinarian, Dr. Beth Thompson was a lawyer. In her 30s, Thompson went back to school and got her veterinary degree. She worked as a swine veterinarian and eventually joined the Minnesota Board of Animal Health. After a stint as the Minnesota State Veterinarian, Dr. Thompson took the same role in her home state of South Dakota. Thompson is featured in this episode of RRFN’s Agricult-HER series. “I think it’s really important that we continue to talk about how important agriculture is for all of us,” Thompson told RRFN. “One of the important lessons I’ve learned is that we, as a society, are moving further and further away from agriculture and there are some really, really great stories to be told.” Watch the video online.
