Congratulations to Susan Weaver Ford, the 2022 recipient of the Executive Women in Agriculture Trailblazer Award. Take a virtual trip to her diversified crop operation in Kenly, N.C.
Strong grain prices, the Federal Reserve’s record-low, short-term interest rates and growing agricultural exports have underpinned the rural mainstreet economy.
The ongoing pandemic shows signs of waning—at least for now. In just the past week, rural America has seen the rate of new COVID cases drop more than 40%.