Women in Agriculture
Burrier brings different perspective to USB
UNION BRIDGE, Md. — Belinda Burrier is one of eight women currently serving on the United Soybean Board. The board — composed of now 75 members from different regions across the United States — administers the research and promotion efforts funded by...
Unruh preaches rural road safety among many roles
TAYLORS BRIDGE, Del. — June Unruh has always been involved in her rural community. She grew up on a farm just five miles from where she lives now with her husband, Tom. “My childhood farm was small,” she recalled. She had a dairy herd, her dad grew...
Trossbach breaks mold of ‘farmer’s daughter’
DAMERON, Md. — Mary Trossbach said being a girl didn’t define her growing up on the farm. And she said she’s not letting age define her now as a business owner. “Many people have the ‘farmer’s daughter’ outlook of a woman in this industry or what...
Breeding Kunekune pigs fits like a glove for Hand
WASHINGTON — For most of the last two decades, Amanda Hand has been a typical military spouse, moving her family every two years or so when her husband, Jason, was relocated.But after 21 years of service with the U.S. Navy, Jason retired,...
‘Sky is the limit’ for women entering ag industry
HUNTINGTOWN, Md. — In just the years she has been in college, Emma Mullineaux has seen the change in more women entering the agriculture industry. When she started, she said only three other women shared her major — but now about to graduate in...
Growing sunflowers brighten farm woman’s life
Buchanan, Va. — A field of golden sunflowers has turned into a boost in income at the Beaver Dam Dairy in Botetourt County, Va., and a bright spot in the community for about 10 days each September. Candace Monaghan, a fourth-generation farmer, is...
Dotterer-Pyle tells her truth on dairy
UNION BRIDGE, Md. — Katie Dotterer-Pyle doesn’t look like a dairy farmer. Or so she’s been told. But she’s never been anything but a dairy farmer. The 33-year-old grew up on a family farm near Penn State University, the oldest in the third...
Campbell aims to alter image of women in ag
WEST RIVER, Md. — While organizing an annual conference dedicated to women in agriculture several years ago, Sarah Campbell said she needed stock photos of women farming for a promotional poster. She went online and searched. “It was like a...
Zilberfarb intent on keeping ag’s message out
SALISBURY, Md. — It’s only been a year since Susanne Zilberfarb stepped into the role of Executive Director for the Maryland Soybean Board, but she’s hardly a new face. Zilberfarb, who is also the Executive Director of the Delaware Soybean...
Delmarva has great role models for women in ag (Credit Corner)
Women have always played an essential role in our nation’s agriculture industry — more now than ever before. Did you know that in 1987, only 6.3 percent of farm operators in the United States were women? Fast forward to 2012, and that...
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