Month: February 2023

Is it difficult to be a female CEO in agriculture in Australia?

By Melinda Hashimoto, CEO, Egg Farmers of Australia For this article I was asked the question, is it difficult to be a female CEO in Australian Agriculture? The answer incorporates a number of elements. CEO is a generic term but there can be a vast difference in the roles of a CEO from one […]

Tools to deal with (seasonal) loneliness

A column on mental health by Erica Leniczek First off, cheers to a New Year to everyone! Holidays are often a time where people gather with loved ones, celebrate, give, and eat lots of yummy foods. For some, however, the holiday season can be missing loved ones, lonely, and filled with financial stress, and […]

“I love seeing women empowered to put their face on their business”

Mary Heffernan, Five Marys Farm, California (USA) About a decade ago, Mary Heffernan left her life in the city behind to go back to her farming roots and start a ranch. Named after her and her daughters, Five Marys Farm raises beef, pork and lamb. An entrepreneur before becoming a rancher, Mary quickly decided […]

“Women are often the ones trying to reach out for support”

Megz Reynolds, Executive Director Do More Agriculture Foundation, Ontario (Canada) Last February, the Canadian foundation for the wellbeing of agriculturalists Do More Ag announced Megz Reynolds as its new Executive Director. For most people active on social media and interested in agriculture, Megz is a well-known agtivist working on awareness about and understanding of […]

First-ever women elected to Grain Farmers of Ontario board

Julie Maw and Angela Zilke will represent two districts of grain farmers as provincial directors Two grain farmers have become the first women elected to the Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) board of directors, one of the only provincial commodity organizations that has never had female representation at the board level. Julie Maw of Courtright […]

“FIRA tries to honour women entrepreneurs during its tradeshows”

Gwendoline Legrand, co-director GOFAR There are many tradeshow in the world, but few are as focussed as World FIRA. From 7 to 9 February 2023, Toulouse (France) is de world capital of Ag Robotics! The ideal moment to discover autonomous solutions for a future-proof agriculture. We talked with Gwendoline Legrand, Co-director of GOFAR, the Global […]