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Podcast: Reelfoot Forward
Episode: Ep. 10 - Emily Workman - Busting Myths and Sharing Truths About Farming
Description: If Old McDonald is your idea of a farmer, you will want to listen to this episode featuring Emily Workman. Over 2.1 million farms dot America’s rural landscape and about 99 percent of U.S. farms are operated by families, individuals, family partnerships or family corporations. Because these farm and ranch families comprise just 2 percent of the U.S. population, many people today live their entire lives and never actually meet a real farmer or even see crops growing in a field. Farmer and ag specialist Emily Workman shares with Scott some of the truths behind what it takes to run a...