From instinct to evidence: Building connections matters most to women in SD ag

From instinct to evidence: Building connections matters most to women in SD ag

HURON, S.D. — When Rebecca Blue first began asking South Dakota women in agriculture what they were missing, the answers felt familiar. Connection. Community. A sense that they weren’t navigating their careers and livelihoods alone. What Blue didn’t know at the time was whether those instincts were widely shared, or whether they reflected only her own experience. Now, after a year of statewide data collection, the answer is clear. Women across S…