These two modern dairy farmers defy stereotypes

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In today's day and age, dairy farming is far from a black and white affair.

Firstly, the farm itself has evolved to catch up with modern times and technologies. 

Then there are the farmers behind the scenes, running the whole shebang—and they, too, don't always look like the stereotypes from your average childhood nursery rhyme.

Take, for example, Laura Flory and Lindsey Rucks, featured in the latest season of Acres and Avenues, a show that brings rural dairy farmers and young urbanities together to illustrate how dairy products get from farm to table. 

As millennial, college-educated women, Flory and Rucks consistently deal with mitigating the stereotype of the "typical" farmer. But these two women are proving that their career paths are not only legitimate—they're also making an impact upon a centuries-old industry. Read more...

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