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Minnesota lawmakers hear personal accounts for Women in Agriculture Day at committee hearing
Summary
Farm women and extension educators told the Senate Agriculture Committee about rural broadband gaps, mental‑health resources, childcare and farm economics while marking Women in Agriculture Day.
Women in Agriculture Day programming opened the March 24, 2025, hearing of the Minnesota Senate Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development with producers and University of Minnesota Extension educators sharing first‑hand accounts of running farms and farm enterprises.
The witnesses emphasized the role women play across Minnesota agriculture and highlighted several recurring concerns, including rural broadband reliability, access to veterinarians, farm financial pressures and childcare shortages.
Suzanne Hendricks, an Extension educator from Fort…
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