Women’s Month Celebration: East TN FarmHer shares the value of being a voice for female farmers

As we continue to highlight women in agriculture in honor of International Women’s Day, we now want to check in with a female farmer who has become a well known ag advocate in her farm community.

Emmy Lou Armstrong of Horse Creek Farms Dairy spoke with RFD-TV’s own Jennifer Vickery Smith about her operation, her ag journey, and being a voice for female farmers.

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