Photo Gallery: Photo gallery: Farm women come full circle in agriculture

Feb. 26, 2013

Melissa Campbell, left, (holding daughter Stella) and Robyn Ollerton, both of Pinal County, Ariz., are farm women living an agricultural dream-come true: growing up on family farms, earning college degrees in agriculture, and landing great jobs in their home towns.
Melissa Campbell, left, and Robyn Ollerton are proud of their farming heritage which includes cotton production in central Arizona.
Robyn Ollerton, left, provides marketing services for Fertizona while Melissa Campbell manages the 55-year-old saw gin.
Melissa Campbell reviews data sheets in her gin office.
Robyn Ollerton planned to move out of state after college yet landed her “dream job” in her home town of Casa Grande, Ariz.

Melissa Campbell and Robyn Ollerton are best friends whose entire lives have revolved around agriculture. Born and raised on farms in southern Arizona, these young farm women were friends through 4-H and FFA, left for different colleges to pursue agricultural degrees, and landed successful jobs back in their home towns.