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Women Key to Arizona Agriculture

Stephanie Sanchez

The classic American farmer riding a tractor, wearing overalls and rising at dawn to tend to the animals and crops is still alive and well--with one major difference.

Today, that hard working farmer may very well be a woman.

As KAWC's Stephanie Sanchez reports--Arizona farms are more likely to be owned and operated by women than farms in other parts of the country.