Women in Ag: Iowa’s Corn, Beans, Pigs and Kid’s Val Plagge
Val Plagge is originally from Stanhope, Iowa and currently lives at Latimer, Iowa with her family who in Val’s words are, “my husband Ian who is referred to as My Farmer on my blog, 3 ½ year old son...
View ArticleWomen in Ag: A Story of Prairie Perseverance, Misty Steeke
“Agriculture is my life. I don’t know anything different. I educate youth through my agriculture education program, by being a club leader in 4-H and by educating the everyday adult who asks me...
View ArticleSouth Dakota’s Agri-Cultured Artist, Jodene Shaw (& Giveaway Surprise)
Jodene “Jodi” Shaw is an artist in agriculture. Her multi-media art captivates and tells a story from her White Owl, South Dakota family ranch. She shares her talents through classes and by selling her...
View ArticleWomen in Ag: Anne Burkholder, Nebraska’s Feedyard Foodie
A Florida girl turned Ivy League college athlete turned Nebraska farmer and feedyard owner, Anne Burkholder is a woman in agriculture that brings transparency and clarity to where beef comes from and...
View ArticleWomen in Ag: Fifth-Generation Florida Farmer Sarah Carte
“I was taught a work ethic. I learned that sometimes what we wanted to do had to wait until the things we had to do got done, I learned things did not always work out like we planned, but I also...
View ArticleWomen in Ag: California’s 80 Year-Old Lemon Farmer, Elaine Cavaletto
We all can learn from our elders. Today you can connect with an 80 year-old California lemon farmer, a true leader in agriculture who farms just 50 miles north of Los Angeles. Learn from her about love...
View ArticleWomen in Ag: Minnesota’s Fierce Farmer and Agvocate, Karolyn Zurn
Karolyn Zurn is a Callaway, Minnesota farmer, just east of Fargo, North Dakota. She is fierce farmer with a smile on her face. What Karolyn did as a woman in agriculture for me was push me when I...
View ArticleWomen in Ag: Arizona & California’s Caitlin Antle Wilson
Who grows the pack of lettuce you bought this week at your grocery store? There’s a good chance it is grown by a multi-generational farming family in the heart of the Salinas Valley of California or...
View ArticleOrganic & Conventional Farmer,Mom & Foster Parent, Carolyn Olson
Do you know a farmer that is an organic and a conventional farmer, one that embraces different systems to fit personal farming choices? Carolyn Olson, originally a city girl from Champlin, Minnesota,...
View ArticleDebbie Lyons-Blythe of Kids, Cows and Grass & The Need For Organ Donors
Debbie Lyons-Blythe is a woman in agriculture that grew up near Manhattan, Kansas and currently ranches near White City, Kansas. She is the daily, hands-on labor and manager on the family beef ranch,...
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