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Farm wives rally to defend livelihoods on Oklahoma farms
Five farm wives meet at a Weatherford home to discuss a national uprising by Oklahoma Oklahoma and Kansas farm wives. They warn the family farm is at stake as wheat prices stay near two dollars a bushel while costs soar. They push to educate the public and advocate for policy changes, citing dramatic declines in farmer income and rising credit pressures in several Plains states.
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Weatherford
Okla
Arlene Neufeld
Colleen Buckmaster
Shirley Regier
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Buckmaster
Hydro
Here
Anabelle Lowry
Betty Jeanne Steiner
Farm Wives’ Movement
Kansas City
Washington
Sharon Steffens
Grand Rapids
Mich
American AgriWomen
Regier
Oklahoma Women For Agriculture
Steiner
Lowry
Colony
Jerry Shaffer
Pond Creek
Sweop
Congress
U.S
Department of Agriculture