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Kate Hansen works to promote vibrant rural communities through state and federal policy, on topics including agriculture, conservation, risk management, and water quality. She has extensive experience working with federal conservation programs, especially the Conservation Stewardship Program, at the farmer, state, and federal level. Hansen is based in central Iowa.