Author: Kim Schoukens

World FIRA 2025

After a successful FIRA USA edition last October, World FIRA – the premier global event for agricultural robotics – will be back in Toulouse for it’s 9th edition! This event promises to be a groundbreaking gathering for farmers, robot manufacturers, large companies, and scientists from around the world. What to Expect at World FIRA 2025 […]

“Rural women are the sources of vast knowledge in resilient seeds, herbs and animals”

Judith Bakirya, Busaino Herbs & Fruits, Busoga (Uganda) Women in agriculture are drivers of innovation in our industry. They think out of the box, are adaptable to challenges and are often the first to diversify or innovate on the farm. The podium at the Women in Ag Awards 2024 ceremony, celebrating the achievements of […]

“Women’s stories deserve to be heard!”

Jana Gäbert, manager Agrargenossenschaft Trebbin eG and winner of the Women in Ag Awards 2024, Berlin area (Germany) Jana Gäbert, a farmer and scientist as well as a mother, champions fair milk prices, biodiversity, and gender equality in agriculture. She is part of the management of Agrargenossenschaft Trebbin eG in eastern Germany, a farmers’ […]

Happy New Year from team Women in Ag!

The Women in Ag team wished you a wonderful New Year’s Eve and all the best for the new year! May 2025 bring you good yields, uneventful weather events and most of all: many wonderful moments to look back upon later. Love, Kim, Antoon & the office dogs Picture: Rainbows Studio

Best wishes!

By our columnist Judith De Vor As the holidays are upon us again and we head toward the end of the year, this is a great time to look back on the year. What happened, what was special? First, of course, the fact that I got to start a column for women in agriculture […]

Women in Ag Magazine 24-004

As the year draws to an end, we publish the sixteenth issue of Women in Ag Magazine since its launch in 2021. A lot has happened since then. From the dream that originated at a dinner table in the Flemish countryside to travelling around Europe to speak at events and panels, meet VPs and CEOs, […]

“Women definitely run businesses better if you ask me!”

Maanda Elizabeth Sianga, farmer & founder Agro Queens, Chikupi region (Zambia) She was one of the candidates for the Women in Ag Awards, which will culminate with the award ceremony at EuroTier on November 13th, and she impressed us with her work to impart good farming practices in her native Zambia and provide a support […]

“We have to teach younger generations of all races about the importance of agriculture”

Rizpah Bellard, cattle rancher, Fresno, CA (USA) Rizpah Bellard was raised on a cattle ranch in Guinda, California and decided to pursue an education and career in agriculture. Nothing really out of the ordinary at first sight, except that she is the only Black female cattle rancher in California and the Central Valley, an […]

“Women are incredible bringers-together of community and facilitators of spaces where knowledge can be shared”

Roisin Beck Taylor, flower grower & florist, Verde Flower Co., Newcastle Upon Tyne (UK) Growing up in a rural area in County Durham, England, where she helped on a farm as a teenager, Roisin Beck Taylor feels a deep connection to agriculture. Working alongside her mother on her small-scale flower farm for a few […]

“It’s no longer all about physical strength if you want to do this work”

Johanna & Anneke Mohr, potato farmers, Kreis Dithmarschen (Germany) Kreis Dithmarschen is a tiny region in the northwest of Germany, in the state of Schleswig-Holstein. This region, which was still part of the sea five hundred years ago, has incredibly fertile soil, perfect for agriculture. It’s here that the Mohr family grows their seed potatoes. We […]