Month: June 2022

Last days of Early Bird reservations for FIRA USA

Co-organized by GOFAR-FIRA, the University of California and Western Growers, the 1st edition of FIRA USA will take place on 18 to 20 October 2022 in Fresno, California. FIRA USA 2022 is the unique event dedicated to robotics, autonomous systems and technologies for farming: american growers producing specialty crops, corn, or small farms, will discover […]

“We are not solely guided by our business: our hearts and love for our animals motivate us”,

Jessica Bell and Sandra Coffman, Split Creek Farm LLC Jessica Bell and Sandra Coffman are the co-owners of Split Creek Farm, a dairy goat farm in South Carolina. This Bachelor in Animal Science and retired Deputy Chief of Police now run a 27 acre farm, along with the charitable organization Goats 4 Goodness they founded. […]

VIDEO – Women changing the face of agriculture

CNH Industrial brand New Holland Agriculture is determined to evolve tradition and help build a more inclusive culture by supporting women in farming. That’s why the brand decided to highlight the Italian women in agriculture through a video, released earlier this month. In this new video filmed across Italy, New Holland showcases the work of […]

“Science and agriculture are still too often perceived as a man’s job”

Christa Evangelisto, PhD, Dallas, Texas (USA) Christa Evangelisto (45) lives in a small town east of Dallas, Texas. As a Biology Department Chair and former Biology Instructor who is passionate about agriculture, she aims to conciliate the two fields of work she loves for a better, sustainable view on food production. An approach she puts […]

“This is a female dominated farm”

Paula Hynes, dairy farmer, Ireland Their family’s farm won the Zurich Ireland Dairy Farmer of the Year Award in 2017 and is very much female dominated, and they never miss an opportunity to try and inform the public about where their food comes from. An encounter with Paula Hynes, who runs a dairy farm alongside […]

Teaching an old dog new tricks

by Melanie Epp I grew up in a household where my parents frequently categorised tasks as ‘men’s work’ and ‘women’s work.’ In a family of five kids and two dogs, dividing work in a way that caused the least amount of fuss was understandable – necessary, even. For most of my childhood, I never even […]