Women in agriculture urged to ‘Own Your Boldness’
In one of her last speeches before she steps down from her role as Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Ontario next month, Deb Stark told the 500 women at the Advancing Women...
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Advancing Women East conference inspires, empowers and makes connections
Around 450 women from across the country and the U.S. came together in Toronto to talk agriculture, leadership, network and be inspired in October. The two-day event focused on subjects such as...
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Work needed to remove barriers holding women back from Ag management roles:...
The Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council is concerned with the number of women making it into managerial positions within agricultural companies and organizations. Executive Director Portia...
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AWN: Empowering Women in Agriculture
The Ag Women’s Network is an organization that started as a forum in 2013 to help young women in agriculture connect. AWN’s focus is to help women in the industry network and empower them to take on...
View ArticleAgricultural leader calls for more women in leadership roles
A leader in the North American agriculture community says there needs to be more women voices in leadership positions. DuPont Vice President Krysta Harden says while the number of women in leadership...
View ArticleYoung Ontario farmer credits Advancing Women in Agriculture Conference with...
Allison Witzel is the Assistant Herd Manager at Hollandale Farms in Kettleby, Ontario. She says her experience with the student sponsorship program at the Advancing Women in Agriculture Conference has...
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Advancing Women in Ag West 2019 Conference preview
The 2019 edition of the Advancing Women in Agriculture West conference is about two and a half months away. The conference will be taking place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Calgary on March...
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Advancing Women: Loralee Orr: Women in Ag Stats and Change Management Lesson
Loralee Orr, Marketing Communications Leader for Corteva Canada, spoke at our Advancing Women in Agriculture Conference in Niagara Falls in October 2018 and shared her take on change management, as...
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New program to support women entrepreneurs in agriculture
There’s a new tool available to support women entrepreneurs. Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau announced Farm Credit Canada’s Women Entrepreneur Program at the Advancing Women...
View ArticleUnleashing Your Inner Superwoman: Advancing Women in Agriculture Speaker Preview
NIAGARA FALLS (Rural Roots Canada) — In a few short weeks, women from all sectors of the agricultural industry across the country will gather in Niagara Falls, Ontario, for a three-day conference. One...
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AWC East 2023 – Unleashing Creativity with Dr. Caroline Brookfield
Niagara Falls (Rural Roots Canada) – For more than 25 years, Dr. Caroline Brookfield has had a successful career as a veterinarian. But there were times throughout her career when she couldn’t shake...
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