Outsider

“Now that I’m here I am finally realising that yes, maybe I deserve this prize too.”

Cécile Deterre is the CTO of Blue Planet Ecosystems (Vienna) and winner of the Women in Ag Award, category “Technology & Research” If you weren’t at the Women in Ag Awards ceremony on November 12th, you missed out. Never have there been so many winners, laureates, candidates and former winners present in Hannover. Among them […]

Outsider – “Women play a fundamental role in agriculture”

María Emilia Macor is an agronomist from Córdoba (Argentina) María Emilia Macor is a farmers’ daughter and granddaughter who grew up in rural Argentina. At only 26 years old, she is determined to help make her country’s agriculture future-proof by exploring and implementing sustainable practices. As and agronomist and an active member of her […]

“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 […]

“It would be great to see more women developing and testing agricultural machines”

Dr. Ute David, AGCO Plant Manager, Feucht (Germany) Like the agricultural sector, the field of agri-business is predominantly male. We were therefore delighted to meet Dr. Ute David during a factory visit to the AGCO plant in Feught, Germany. Dr. David is the Plant Manager of the factory where mowers, tedders and rakes are built […]

“I see it as healthy curiosity when people test my technical knowledge.”

Cindy Vandommelen, Pixelfarming Robotics (Netherlands) Cindy Vandommelen is used to being among big machines. After growing up between the trucks at her parents’ company and riding horses, she ended up in the agricultural sector by accident. However, the branch she is in is the most up and coming of our industry: agricultural robots! As […]

“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 […]

“I can’t see a reason to make a difference between women and men in agriculture anymore“

Caroline Hirschberg, TestDriver & responsible for field tests of ProCeed seeder at Väderstad She’s only 24 years old, but already has lots of experience working in agriculture. Caroline Hirschberg is a TestDriver and demo driver at Väderstadt, but also helped with the building of their ProCeed planter. On top of all that, Caroline will take […]

“I think dialogue with farmers is incredibly important.”

Tessa Avermaete, Agricultural Economist Tessa Avermaete lives near Leuven, the pre-eminent university town in Belgium. She studied bioengineering with a major in agricultural economics, but discovered her love for farming on her grandparents’ farm. From her position as an agricultural economist and member of several management and advisory boards, she has a privileged view on […]

“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 […]

“Women work very hard to help set up their businesses, but often dismiss it as ‘no big deal'”

Eline ter Haar and Lotte Kooiker, Trekker Reizen One has a background in agriculture, the other doesn’t, but together they have a passion for agriculture and travel as the team behind the Dutch agricultural travel agency “Trekker Reizen”. Women in Ag spoke with the women behind this very special company for this double edition of […]