‘Farm Babe’ Versus ‘Food Babe’ Influencer Rivalry Is a Lopsided Battle

Photo: Fresh produce for sale in a Seattle farmers’ market. Photo credit: Jeana Bala via Unsplash. Article by Renee Hickman, Reuters. Successful Farming – August 12, 2025. Article originally published by Reuters.

Aug. 12 (Reuters) – Michelle Miller stands in a field of corn, stalks stretching above her perfectly styled hair, holding a tiny microphone and addressing an audience online. She was farming genetically modified corn in Iowa in 2017, she says, when a tornado hit. Now a social media influencer who goes by the name the “Farm Babe,” Miller says the wind knocked her corn flat on the ground. But in a feat of botanical fortitude, the plants bounced back. […]

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