By Cowgirl Candace. Images by Laney Martin. Georgia agriculture epitomizes more than an industry. It’s a living, breathing inheritance for me. Passed down through calloused hands, stitched into Sunday dinner debates, and measured by access, not acres. And yet for generations, the systems that guided agriculture policy and power have rarely reflected the full breadth […]

By Cowgirl Candace. Images by Vintrez Davis. Heather Wilson moves with grace like a woman who understands both the classroom and the field. Children gather around her in clusters at MLK Jr. Elementary’s annual spring STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and Agriculture Day in Albany, Georgia. Hands itching to touch everything from cowhand tack […]

By Cowgirl Candace. Images by Vintrez Davis. Every now and then, Cowgirl Candace meets a fellow farmer whose grit reminds me why the land is my ancestral mission. That modern farmer is Sedrick Rowe. Our agricultural alignment didn’t begin on a campaign trail. It started years ago in South Georgia fields where a first-generation producer decided to […]

Each milestone has a backroad story, and mine just happens to run through Tractor Supply aisles, Arby’s drive-thru, and even a bull-rigging crew. I’m forever a small-town girl. I’ve hustled through high school, college, and post-graduation jobs that didn’t always make sense at the time, but they all taught me something that stuck and applied […]

November always brings a mix of celebration and reflection for Cowgirl Candace. It’s my birthday month. Another year of life and lessons, but these past few years have felt different. As soon as I crossed into my 40s, I started losing some of the strongest women who shaped my roots: both my grandmothers, June Morrow […]

Designated the “Super Bowl of Rodeos,” the 66th annual National Finals Rodeo (NFR) crowns the world’s best cowboys and cowgirls of this horsemanship sport. With a total payout of more than $16 million in 2024, it’s deemed the world’s richest and most esteemed cowhand exhibition. The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) hosts and Wrangler title […]

All stun at first sight. Yet, their beauty is merely peripheral to their caring hearts and sincere smiles. They dress their versions of Deep South dinner tables with forthright life stories. Side dishes of humbleness, patience, and grace are evident with every moment served. Their kindness is a special kind of sweet tea. When these […]