Living the ag life

South Dakota Women in Agriculture meet for annual conference

Melisa Goss
Nov 3, 2021
Nov 3, 2021 Updated Nov 5, 2021

Women in Ag (21).JPG — Stacey Hadrick of Faulkton was the keynote speaker at the South Dakota Women in Ag conference. Hadrick’s speech was titled “Friday Underwear,” which was about the importance of rural women embracing whatever it is that makes them feel the most like themselves.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss

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Women in Ag (8).JPG — South Dakota Women in Ag president Jen Stomprud opens the annual conference on Oct. 7 at The Lodge in Deadwood. Women in Ag is a “group of ladies committed to bettering ourselves and the future of agriculture,” according to the SDWIA website.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss

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Women in Ag (39).JPG — Amy Muller of Agar was awarded the 2021 Ag Woman of the Year award at the South Dakota Women in Ag conference Oct. 7-8 in Deadwood.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss

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Women in Ag (108).JPG — Erica Johnson-Valdez shows a picture of the New Mexico border with Mexico. The red line indicates where the border wall is complete, the yellow lines indicate where the border wall is unfinished and the hash marks represent areas that have no fence at all.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss

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Melisa Goss, Associate Editor for the Tri-State Neighbor, is a South Dakota farm girl whose love of travel has allowed her to see ag’s vital impact around the world, from America’s heartland to the rice paddies of Southeast Asia and many places in between. She makes her home in Sioux Falls with her husband, daughter and miniature schnauzer. You can reach her at mgoss@lee.net.