Agri-Women

A group of agricultural diplomats from around the world visited Indiana, including touring a family farm.

Harvest is on pace for the Rahn family to finish earlier in 2024 than they have in many years.

Registration for the 2025 American Farm Bureau Convention is officially open. Whether you are a seasoned attendee or thinking of joining us for the first time, this is an event you do not want to miss.

Registration is now open for CattleCon 2025, which will be held Feb. 4-6 in San Antonio. This annual event is “where the beef industry meets” to conduct business, attend educational sessions and enjoy family fun.

A desire to garden and grow food has developed into a cut flower farm for Anna Guziak-Prochnicka.

Women who own or manage farmland or who have an interest in farming are invited to the Learning Circle hosted by The Land Conservancy of McHenry County.

The Land Conservancy of McHenry County has received a $135,000 grant from the Chicago Community Trust to support the growth of the local food system in McHenry County.

The earth provides an overabundance of food, but the distribution of that food is the struggle.

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is looking for the next singing sensation to open CattleCon 2025, scheduled to take place Feb. 4-6 in San Antonio.

The Livingston County Soil and Water Conservation District’s Women in Ag Meeting: Ideas Inc. — How to Add Conservation to Your Land will be held Aug. 6 in Pontiac.

The Illinois Agri-Women organization has awarded five scholarships for students studying agriculture.

A resolution was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly to declare 2026 as International Year of the Woman Farmer.

When I first joined Farm Bureau as a young farmer, my goal was simple: to make a positive impact and uplift the lives of my fellow farmers.

Indiana Farm Bureau awarded scholarships to three young women pursuing careers in agriculture.

Recently, I was asked to describe myself without saying I was a wife or mother and that hit me a bit differently. After all, as parents, it is hard for us to see beyond that.

Midwest Dairy, the checkoff organization representing over 4,000 dairy farmers in a 10-state region, announced that Corey Scott of Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota, has been named its new CEO.

State FFA President Thaddeus Bergschnider, Vice President Eric Wisley, Reporter Cooper Nelson, Secretary Riley Kessler and Treasurer Benjamin Bremmer are nine months through their year as state officers.

There are many reasons for choosing a career in agriculture.

Students learn in a variety of ways and for some the best way is through hands-on activities.

From a window atop my grandfather’s old barn, you can see my family’s whole farm, from the hayfields to the chicken houses to the pasture where the mama cows are grazing.

Three superior members of the Illinois Agri-Women were honored with awards during the group’s annual meeting.

Whether it’s caring for expectant sows, introducing Peoria County fourth-graders to baby pigs or steering the Illinois Pork Producers Association as its new president, Cheryl Cowser Walsh approaches each task with a positive mindset.

The Illinois Agri-Women organization is offering five scholarships for females studying agriculture.

Registration is now open for the 2024 Women Changing the Face of Agriculture career exploration event to be held March 1 at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.

Delegates elected Janis Highley as second vice president of Indiana Farm Bureau at the organization’s annual meeting.

Growing up in a diversified agricultural environment enabled me to “bloom where I was planted” while pursuing a career in agriculture to inspire the next generation of leaders.

How can every harvest be so similar and yet completely different? The goal is always the same — get everything through the combine and into bins, and yet there are so many circumstances that come into play.

Carol Podolak and Joy Thompkins started out selling homemade peanut butter as a team fundraiser idea for soccer moms in rural Indiana. Seven years later, their business has a name — BNutty — and fans across the globe.

Agriculture plays a key role in everyday life. As the membership in the National FFA Organization continues to grow, it’s evident that students today understand the important role they can also play in agriculture.

I have attended many leadership conventions and courses in my lifetime and usually walk away with a nugget or two of information and ideas that I am able to put to good use.

Although Claire Hodge did not plan on a career in agriculture, that changed while shopping at a farmers market.

Silvia Abel-Caines is on the path of owning a farm where she can grow garlic and develop a silvopasture.

Illinois Agri-Women has awarded five scholarships for females studying agriculture. One $1,500 IAW Helen Henert Agriculture Education Scholarship has been awarded to Mallory Ames, an agriculture education major.

Our sweet corn season is in full swing. We are selling in Galveston six days a week in addition to the Logansport farmers market. We also sell at the Logansport and Kokomo farmers markets.

Women who own or manage farmland are invited to a free Learning Circle hosted by The Land Conservancy of McHenry County.

My husband, Kent, and I raise corn, soybeans and sweet corn in Galveston, Indiana. We started planting April 14. We have finished planting and just received a much-needed rain.

Indiana Farm Bureau welcomed women in the agriculture sector to the “Seeds of Inspiration” program at Ivy Tech Conference Center in Marion.

All farmers have the opportunity to participate in conversations about food production.

Farm Bureau has a long history of channeling our volunteers’ enthusiasm, resourcefulness and dedication. Across rural America, our members work hard to support our loved ones and neighbors and to cultivate our local communities.

Food security is one aspect of national security. “A nation that cannot feed itself is not free,” said Amanda Radke, a fifth-generation rancher and author of children’s books who spoke during the Women in Agriculture conference presented by Illinois Farm Bureau.

Cathy Lafrenz started a pick-your-own flower business on her small farm in 2002. Miss Effie’s Country Flowers is located on Lafrenz’s two-acre farm near Donahue, Iowa.

“It’s not always rainbows and sunshine. ”That is Jill Vonder Haar’s description of the weather in her part of southern Illinois, in rural Breese.

The volatility of commodity markets makes it difficult for some farmers to make marketing decisions.

People who integrate play into their lives are more energized and able to complete their work. “The secret superpower of success is play, not working harder,” said Kelly McDonald at the Women’s Seminar organized by Compeer Financial.

Life is often marked by a series of defining events: graduations, marriage, the birth of a child or grandchild, or in our case the day our 2-year-old son, Scott, was run over by a tractor.

If you asked the five Illinois FFA state officers where they would be on any given night during February and March, each answer would be different each time.

Andrea LeFevre wants the world to know that farm women are more than a footnote. “Whatever needs to be done, we do it. That’s just farm women. We get it done,” she said.

As farmers, we’re no strangers to planting seeds and looking to the future. Some crops take just months to grow, while others take years to bear fruit. The same can be said for what we do at Farm Bureau.

Annie’s Project, a nonprofit that aims to educate and empower women in agriculture, has been around for 20 years.

While attending several auctions, Marcy Goldring-Edenburn noticed a revolving door of clerks for a particular auctioneer, piquing her interest in getting involved.