Women in Ag honoree builds market for beef

From the Women in Ag - 2023 series

Jeff DeYoung
Mar 31, 2023
Mar 31, 2023

Laura Cunningham and her husband Aaron operate SkyView Farms near Nora Springs in Floyd County, Iowa.
Photo courtesy Lisa Scarbrough/Iowa State University Extension

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Editor’s note: This is part of a series on Iowa State University’s Women Impacting Agriculture honorees.

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In this Series

Women in Ag - 2023

Mar 31, 2023
Women in Ag honoree builds market for beef
Mar 4, 2023
Women in Ag honoree always finds things to do
Mar 4, 2023
Ag colleges illustrate involvement of women in agriculture
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