Emily Cyr

I have had to persevere when told, sometimes subtly but often quite overtly, that women don't belong in science […] I came to recognize that dismissive comments from older male scientists weren't the sign of a personal failure. They were part of a broader pattern—one that other women scientists of my and subsequent generations have encountered.

The U.S. government wants to help military veterans become farmers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently launched a program to help America’s veterans transition from a military career to an agricultural one. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue introduced The Vets in Agriculture Initiative to connect veterans across the country with jobs in the agriculture industry.