Agriculture

Women in Ag Magazine 2025-001

Spring is well underway in our part of the world, Women’s History Month just ended and Women in Ag Magazine celebrates its fourth birthday with a brand new magazine filled with stories from women in agriculture from all over the world. Our magazine was launched on International Women’s Day 2021 from our home office near […]

“There is no one way to do something”

Ayşe Öksüz, dairy farmer and veterinary student, Eskişehir (Turkey) Ayşe Öksüz from Eskişehir in central Turkey is only 21 years old, but she has been running her own farm for five years. The veterinary student is passionate about Jersey cows and in the process of building up a dairy farm with the help of […]

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 […]

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 in Ag Magazine 24-003

As autumn has well and truly set in here in our part of the world and we celebrate International Day of Rural Women, we have a brand new magazine to present and announced the winners of the third edition of the Women in Ag Awards. I couldn’t think of a more fitting date for both. […]

Our Lady of the Colours, four generations of girl power on the farm

Never has the name of this feature been more accurate: this is a true encounter, and one we at Women in Ag will remember fondly for a very long time. Our encounter with the four women running the Notre Dame des Couleurs dairy farm in Belfort-du-Quercy, a tiny village in the Lot region in southwestern […]

Third edition of Women in Ag Awards will be presented at EuroTier

At EuroTier, which will take place in Hanover, Germany, 12-15 November 2024, Women in Ag Magazine and the DLG (German Agricultural Society) will confer the international “Women in Ag Award” for the third time. The award recognizes professional women in agriculture, including farming, agribusiness, academia and organizations. The deadline for applications has been extended to […]

International Day of Women and Girls in Science with Angela Falagario

Last Sunday, we celebrated the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The initiative comes from the United Nations, in an effort to call attention to a persistent issue in terms of gender equality: the still significant gender gap in STEM all over the world. Two women who unintentionally show the way to young […]