Doris Scully and Rhonda Schafer farm just down the road from each, taking over their family's farm and expanding to new goals, too.
Sisters Rhonda Schafer and Doris Scully have continued their family love of the land in Spencer, Ini.Doris Scully and Rhonda Schafer were two of three girls growing up on a farm that raised cattle, corn, soybeans and hay. Their dad even tried pigs for a while.
“Our parents were very big on us girls being involved on the farm and learning more about agriculture,” Scully added. Their mother was setting new norms, as well. Scully said their mom always took the grain to the elevator. She would pull up to the huge storage structures in a big truck. It was what many would describe as a manly environment. But their mom never acted like she didn’t belong.Agronomist works extra hard to take 'femaleness' out of her interactions with farmersTheir mom, Tresa Sips, said many were surprised by how much she did on the farm.
Scully also works as a resource conservationist for the Natural Resource Conservation Service with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. That means she interacts with farmers on a near daily basis, helping answer questions and providing assistance on how to manage their land. “It’s been a real community and we are so blessed to have other women to talk to about these things,” Schafer said.