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Jessica Mills

farmer along the Rocky Ford High Line Canal

Jessica Mills, Farmer As a fourth-generation farmer in Colorado’s Lower Arkansas Valley, Jessica Mills grew up along the Rocky Ford High Line Canal on her dad’s farm, where they grew corn and alfalfa filled the fields.

She and her husband, Wyatt, farm with their three children between Manzanola and Fowler, raising alfalfa, corn and sorghum-sudangrass.

Jessica’s work extends beyond the farm gate. In addition to farming and family, she manages a third career as an Educational Outreach Coordinator, sits on several local and regional boards, and is deeply committed to educating the next generation of agriculturalists—especially when it comes to protecting the region’s most vital resource: water.