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Farm wife proves solo ranching can thrive in tough times
Laurie Cotter, a single mother with a 900 acre ranch west of Rantoul, runs a cattle operation and raises three children. She learned by doing after her divorce, relies on local extension agents and vets for help, and values the independence of tending cattle without a time clock.
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Crystal Herber
Herald
Rantoul
Ree Drummond
Laurie Cotter
Franklin County
Venana
Maggie
Central Heights
Tess
Luke
Cotter
Kansas City
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Arkansas
Ottawa