Erica Sawatzke is a Kensington, Minnesota, sixth-generation farmer at Oakdale Turkey Farm. ADVERTISEMENTAgweek asked her and the other four finalists for Farmfest's Woman Farmer of the Year award five questions about their work and life. If you come from a farming family, voice your interest and make sure everyone involved knows your intentions. The United Nations declared 2026 the International Year of the Woman Farmer. Sawatzke is one of five of the finalists for Minnesota's Farmfest Woman Farmer of the Year honor.