Rachel Bourassa will be mentoring women new to conservation, or those looking to do the sort of practices she has put into place on her farm - in particular, managed grazing on her fifth-generation Bouressa Family Farm near New London. Her parents were early adopters of managed grazing. Rachel works for Golden Sands RC&D as a grazing specialist, writing grazing plans for new farmers and conducting outreach events.  She is a board member for GrassWorks Inc, a state grazing advocacy organization, and a co-coordinator for the Central Wisconsin Graziers' Network.  Rachel is also a member of her counties’ FSA County Committee. She’s president of the Wood-Portage-Waupaca Wisconsin Farmers Union Chapter.  She is a member of the state’s Meat Processing Task Force, and was most recently appointed to represent WFU on the National Climate Change Policy Advisory Panel.

Rachel Bourassa will be mentoring women new to conservation, or those looking to do the sort of practices she has put into place on her farm - in particular, managed grazing on her fifth-generation Bouressa Family Farm near New London. Her parents were early adopters of managed grazing. Rachel works for Golden Sands RC&amp;D as a grazing specialist, writing grazing plans for new farmers and conducting outreach events.&nbsp; She is a board member for GrassWorks Inc, a state grazing advocacy organization, and a co-coordinator for the Central Wisconsin Graziers' Network.&nbsp; Rachel is also a member of her counties&rsquo; FSA County Committee. She&rsquo;s president of the Wood-Portage-Waupaca Wisconsin Farmers Union Chapter. &nbsp;She is a member of the state&rsquo;s Meat Processing Task Force, and was most recently appointed to represent WFU on the National Climate Change Policy Advisory Panel.

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