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The Shelby County Women in Agriculture Committee was happy to award Rustic Hope of Russia with a $1,000 donation recently to help continue its efforts in ensuring the support and well-being of single mothers before, during and after delivery.
The committee holds a leadership and education event each year that specifically targets women involved in agriculture in our community. The goal of the event is to help women who are active in the agriculture profession to be able to learn, grow and expand their footprint in our industry. Each year the committee allocates a portion of the fees for attending the event to be dedicated to supporting women in crisis or other local charities.
“We are more than excited to be able to support Rustic Hope and all the great things they are doing,” said Jill Smith, chair of the Women in Ag Committee. “What Connie is doing with Rustic Hope is empowering those who need it most, and it is so important for our community in order to make it stronger.”
The Shelby County Women in Agriculture Committee has been working for five years and is made up of women involved in our local agriculture community. Members of the committee are Julie Ehemann, Shelby County Commissioner; Jill Smith, Shelby County Farm Bureau organization director; Summer McCracken and Angie Otte, Farm Credit Mid-America; Debbie Brown, OSU Extension educator; Andrea Flowers, Guckes-Cargill; Annette Purkey, USDA Farm Service; Sophie Hurley, Shelby Soil and Water Conservation District; Lou Ann Albers; and Sarah Heilers, Anna FFA instructor.
Labor has always been an issue, mainly because we are a seasonal operation. So that's a challenge finding somebody who only wants to work three months out of a year, sometimes up to six months.
I appreciate the benefit of having a strong voice in my corner. The extras that are included in membership are wonderful, but I'm a member because of the positive impact to my local and state agricultural communities.
I see the value and need to be engaged in the community I live in, to be a part of the decision-making process and to volunteer with organizations that help make our community better.
Farm Bureau involvement has taught me how to grow my professional and leadership experience outside of the workforce and how to do that in a community-centric way.
With not growing up on a farm, I’d say I was a late bloomer to agriculture. I feel so fortunate that I found the agriculture industry. There are so many opportunities for growth.
Knowing that horticulture is under the agriculture umbrella and having Farm Bureau supporting horticulture like it does the rest of ag is very important.
If it wasn't for Farm Bureau, I personally, along with many others, would not have had the opportunity to meet with our representatives face to face in Washington.
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