Family a priority for Brown County farm mom

By Lura Roti for South Dakota Farmers Union
May 14, 2023
May 14, 2023

Mothers Day 2.jpg — Rachel Kippley, far right, with her mom, Linda Hansen and daughter, Moriah.
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By Lura Roti for South Dakota Farmers Union

Growing up on a farm near Guelph, North Dakota, Rachel Kippley comes from a long line of farm moms.

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Mothers Day 1.jpg — Rachel Kippley, and her husband, Jeff, raise their four children Noah, far right, Titus, far left, Aaron and Moriah, on the family farm near Aberdeen.
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