Women in agriculture

Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. For as long as agriculture has been a part of society, women have worked equally alongside men to run the fields, farms, ranches and orchards that bring forth the bounty of vegetables, dairy products and meat that feeds society. On March 28-30, at the Women's Leadership Conference, hosted by Florida Farm Bureau at the Orlando Marriot, in Lake Mary, Fla., women workers and advocates in agriculture were the spotlight of the weekend. Four ladies from the Jef