Many cattle ranchers in Ramona and the backcountry are facing challenges that include finding ways to survive in a declining beef industry while holding on to farmsteads that have been in the family ...

Jul. 22—U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, has introduced a bipartisan Women in Agriculture Act that would make sure women's agricultural opportunities and potential obstacles would be ...

Leann Wieczorek of Mount Vernon, South Dakota is one of the nominees for Dakotafest Woman Farmer/Rancher of the Year. My role in agriculture is to feed the world while being a good steward of the land ...

ENTERPRISE — Women ranchers from Wallowa, Baker and Union counties are invited to gather at the Defrees Ranch near Baker City on Thursday, June 22, for a day of community building and hands-on ...

The following story comes from Women’s Work, a new podcast from environment reporter Ashley Ahearn that explores how women ranchers across the West are changing how we raise meat. Listen to Women’s ...

When you first meet Rizpah Bellard of Fresno, you can’t help but notice her crisp white Stetson straw hat, her fancy western belt buckle and perfectly pressed jeans. She’s a cowgirl, and one of the ...

Geraets is the manager of her family’s feedlot operation near Colton, South Dakota. Agriculture has always been her passion. “I started off feeding bottle calves when I was much younger. That kind of ...

Jul. 12—MITCHELL — Five South Dakota agriculture producers have been named as finalists for the Dakotafest Woman Farmer/Rancher of the Year award, which will be announced Aug. 22. The annual honor ...

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