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  • Women farmers have growing role in Texas

    Gene Hall|Updated Apr 6, 2015

    While agriculture has long been considered a man’s arena, women are stepping up and taking a more active role on Texas farms and ranches. From 2007 to 2012, the number of women operators grew by 10 percent, bucking the national decline. That’s more than 38,000 women operating farms in the Lone Star State. And it’s more than any other state in the nation. Farmer. Rancher. Or both. It’s another title and job they don’t take lightly. Their careful thought, passion and energy ma...

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