Young Farmers and Ranchers
From a girl raised in a Russian orphanage with no dreams of the future, to a transplant flourishing a half a world away from her native home, Anya Irons exemplifies the FarmHER life!
Meet Catherine Puckett, a single mom and first-generation oyster FarmHER on Block Island, RI, who balances raising two daughters with running her oyster farm, “Oyster Wench.”
Meet FarmHERs Cathy and Bailey Payne, a grandmother-granddaughter duo carrying on their family’s farming legacy at Block Island Farm in Rhode Island. They raise egg-layers and have expanded to grow fruit and herbs and cut flowers to fill community needs.
Return to the good old days of horse-powered farming. A young FarmHer takes us back to her roots.
Growing up as a sixth-generation Iowa FarmHER, Lexi Marek’s first passion is her pigs. She started showing pigs at livestock shows early on at the young age of five.
Back in 2016, for the very first time, five of the six student leaders chosen as National FFA Officers were Future FarmHERs.
One of the job categories in agriculture facing a talent shortage is agronomy.