NEW LONDON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Farmers Union has a new face joining its board – Rachel Bouressa, who will serve as the at-large representative. After growing up on a fifth-generation dairy farm in central Wisconsin, she earned degrees in agronomy and environmental science at University of Wisconsin-Madison; she then took part in the agroecology master’s program. She serves as vice-president of GrassWorks and as a co-coordinator for the Central Wisconsin Graziers’ Network. She’s also a farmer-mentor with the Wisconsin Women in Conservation initiative and serves on her county Farm Service Agency committee.
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