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Event teaches tech skills for women on the farm

Nov 4, 2025
Nov 4, 2025

Female farmer in tractor — Crop Science, a division of Bayer

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COLUMBIA, Mo. — There are times on the farm when “shucky-darn” isn’t enough.

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