At the FIRA World fair earlier this year, we met Paloma Rodriguez. Paloma is Platform Manager Robotics & Digital – Specialty Crops at New Holland. She works at the Coëx plant in France. At FIRA World, New Holland presented their T4 Specilty Crop tractor with the Advanced Vision Assisted Guidance (AVAG) system. We had a short talk with Paloma about her love for agriculture and working in a male dominated sector.
The new issue of Women in Ag Magazine is out! In this issue, our editor in chief shares some personal struggles (hello European heatwave) and how she copes with them, but you’ll also read about: – a Belgian research paper that highlights persistent gender equality in our industry, backed with stats – an interview with […]
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By Linda Reed An unseasonably warm breeze wafted through the patio of the Paso Robles Inn, where seventeen enthusiasts from around the globe gathered to talk about olive oil. Among them were growers and producers, sommeliers and educators, marketers and aficionados. The occasion was the first annual retreat held by Women in Olive Oil (WIOO). […]
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The Swiss-based Women’s World Summit Foundation (WWSF), the international humanitatian ngo behind International Day of Rural Women (October 15th), is looking for candidates for its annual Prize for Women’s Creativity in Rural Life. Designed to draw international attention to laureates’ contributions and award them 1000USD of support, the prize was created in Geneva in 1994 […]
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