Agweek reporter Noah Fish talks to Mikkel Pates about his legendary career in journalism. Pates has long been one of the top agriculture reporters in the country, working for what are now Forum Communications newspapers since 1979. Pates currently writes about a wide range of farming and agribusiness for Agweek. In this episode, he talks about growing up around agriculture in Brookings, South Dakota, his introduction to journalism at South Dakota State University, and his process for interviewing and reporting.