Women’s History Month: Iowa FarmHER shares her experience as a woman in agriculture + industry advocate

Let’s check back in with Iowa Soybean FarmHER April Hemmes for Women’s History Month this year after she was featured on FarmHER Season 1.

There are more than one million women farmers in the U.S. today.

In honor of Women’s History Month, we checked back in with April Hemmes (featured on FarmHER Season 1), an Iowa soybean producer who has been a strong advocate for agriculture and has served in various industry roles.

April Hemmes spoke with RFD-TV’s Tammi Arender about her ag journey, the importance of women in the ag sector, and her message to other FarmHERs.

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Tammi was raised on a cotton and soybean farm in Tallulah, Louisiana. In 1981, she became a TV news anchor and reporter at KNOE-TV in Monroe, Louisiana. She is also an anchor/reporter for RFD-TV and Rural Radio Channel 147 on Sirius XM at their Nashville news studio, where Tammi currently resides.

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