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 how it is raised. Anne lives near Cozad, Nebraska, grew up in West Palm Beach, Florida as a “city girl” and met her husband Matt and “soulmate” as…
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It’s nearly holiday cooking season and if you read Jodene Shaw’s feature on the Women in Agriculture series, you know I am sharing my favorite Lodge Cast-Iron Dutch Ovens with two fabulous folks this weekend. Not the actual ones in my kitchen that I cook with just about daily. New in the box, just for you, purchased by me from…
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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 work. I met Jodi in 2013 while stranded in Storm Atlas in western South Dakota during the South Dakota Rural Women’s conference. She had her artwork…
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“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 questions while walking through the grocery store or local department store. It has given me my passion to educate others, I truly believe in the future of…
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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 Klayton referred to as LP and 17 month old daughter Audrey referred to as MP, and we are expecting Baby number 3 before the…
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