On this week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you’ll meet Allison Weaver, Rae Westersund, Pauline Chan, Lucia Sanguinetti, Kyla Krahn, Kati Day-Holland, Julie Sharp, Jennifer Crowson, Hunter Tataryn, Gillian Hurst, Anna Naim, Annalise Steadman and Emily Royce.

We’re continuing the mini-interviews from the Advancing Women in Ag conference in Alberta! Earlier this year, I had the privilege of attending AWC West, where I sat and connected with many amazing women from all over the world. This is the second part of those inspiring conversations, and I am so excited for you to hear their stories.

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