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Women in Ag Awards 2025 – the aftermovie

We can’t believe it’s been a week already since the Women in Ag Awards 2025! Watch the aftermovie below: See the photo gallery here (pictures by JAWORR Photography):

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 […]

Influencer – “I found myself again through sharing online”

Andrea Flemming, aka @thatfitagvocate, is our Influencer A fifth generation farmer in rural Minnesota, Andrea Flemming didn’t start out with the intention to become an ‘agfluencer’. Sharing her journey as she joined the family farm while being a CPT (Certified Personal Trainer) focused on building the necessary strength to work in a physical industry […]

Women in Ag Magazine #2 is out now!

After a winter to rest, process and think on the previous edition, preparations for the fourth edition of the Women in Ag Awards are now in full swing. From regular meetings with our co-hosts from the DLG, speaking as a guest in their podcast (click here to listen) and spreading the word as much as […]

VIDEO : interview with Paloma Rodriguez

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 […]

“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 […]

“My goal is to create a new conversation around Ag and build a community that trusts in agriculture as much as I do”

Natalie Kovarik, Nebraska rancher & influencer Born and raised on the family farm in Montana, Natalie Kovarik did not think she would follow in her family’s footsteps and become a rancher. Today, she runs Kovarik Cattle Co. in Central Nebraska with her husband and shares about her ranch life online with over 100.000 followers on […]

“Sharing online about agriculture can be challenging, but it is absolutely worth it!”

Tara Vander Dussen, aka The New Mexico Milkmaid Her name is Tara Vander Dussen, but you may know her better as the New Mexico Milkmaid. With +12.000 followers on her Facebook page and +45.000 on Instagram, Tara uses her platforms and reach as an online advocate for agriculture. Women in Ag talked with her […]