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Women in Ag & Odisee to host symposium for women in agriculture

On February 11th, the Odisee University of Applied Sciences and Women in Ag Magazine are hosting the symposium “Rooted in resilience: Women in Agriculture”. This event will take place on the campus of the Odisee University of Applied Sciences in Sint-Niklaas. The event will be hosted in Dutch. 2026 has been declared the International Year […]

Mental health – Before the Crisis: How Communities Can Proactively Support Mental Health

By The Do More Agriculture Foundation Most rural communities understand that emergencies happen—and they plan for them. Those who understand a community’s assets, strengths, resources, and people come together before a crisis to develop a strategy. Here’s what we do when the air ambulance is coming to pick up someone who has had a heart […]

Winners announced at fourth EU Organic Awards

European Commission announced winners of the fourth edition of the EU Organic Awards. This year’s awardees uphold the high standards set by previous winners, showcasing innovative and sustainable projects across Europe’s organic value chain. Their work demonstrates how organic farming and production can deliver added value, create communities and jobs in rural areas, turn […]

Encounter – Growing food, minds and leaders

An interview with black farmer and food justice activist Raqueeb Bey Not all farmers live and work in a rural area. When we think of farmers, we often picture them in a setting of endless fields on the countryside. However, things are moving in the big cities, where poor communities are all too often […]

“Rural abuse and urban abuse are so different”

How the isolation of rural life can become an abuser’s weapon Trigger warnings: coercive control, abuse, violence against women, femicide There is a difference between rural abuse and urban abuse. In 2018, 14-year old Georgia Gabriel-Hooper (UK) witnessed the murder of her mother Cheryl, by her former partner Andrew Hooper. Georgia was sat […]

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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 […]

“Diversity is a good thing and we need to embrace it”

Marrit Kyung Ok Schakel, farmer and cheesemaker, Hoogmade (Netherlands) In the Western world, from where we write, agriculture is not only mostly a male industry but also a predominantly white one. As Karen Washington explained to us in the March edition of this magazine, it is simply a lot less evident for non-whites to […]

“You don’t have to put up with everything just because you have a social media profile”

Hannah Gothje Christiansen, dairy farmer & influencer, Schleswig-Holstein (Germany) She’s blond, pierced and tattooed and she posts images of herself holding a chainsaw or driving a tractor. At 27, Hannah Gothje Christiansen from Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, is changing the perception of what people expect a farmer, hunter or forestry worker all on her own. With […]

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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. […]

Women in Ag Award 2024: winners announced

The DLG (German Agricultural Society) and Women in Ag Magazine have announced the winners of this year’s “Women in Ag Award” today. Conferred for the third time and evaluated by an international jury, the award honors candidates in four categories “Agriculture”, “Agribusiness”, “Education” and “Technology and Research”, each with first, second and third place. This […]