Women, racialized, Indigenous and young farmers and farm workers, as well as those from other underrepresented groups, are invited to apply to THE EXCHANGE, a new training and support program led by the National Farmers Union (NFU).
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National Farmers Union opens applications to training, support program for underrepresented farmers
Report examines farming women’s safety needs
Safety of children, stress over general safety a common experience for women
Farming women may need more support and programing to address their specific safety needs according to a recent study.
Last days to register for farm women’s conference
The event is set for Nov. 21-23, but registration closes Nov. 8
It’s the final countdown for anyone wanting to take in this year’s Manitoba Farm Women’s Conference. Registration for the conference, which is to be held in Winkler from Nov. 21-23 this year, closes Nov. 8. The event’s mission statement seeks to connect “multiple generations and agricultural backgrounds through education, encouragement, and empowerment,” according to its
AWC 2023: Federal ag minister inspired by farm women’s progress
Don't wait to be asked to participate, Bibeau tells AWC West
Calgary — Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau drew applause from delegates attending the Advancing Women in Agriculture (AWC) conference here this week as she acknowledged their efforts for paving her path into politics. Bibeau told delegates attending the 10th annual conference she’s never felt like she’s had to fight for spot at the political table
Older women drive growth in number of female farm operators
Growth greatest among single-operator and higher-revenue farms
The number of women farmers in Canada is up for the first time in 30 years and older women are raising the totals. The 2021 Census of Agriculture reported an increase of nearly 2,000 female farm operators over the 2016 census, or about two per cent. The number of male farm operators dropped nearly six
Women show the way on shearing
Manitoba has a shearer shortage and AgEx event aimed to demonstrate opportunities
There is a shortage of sheep shearers in Manitoba and a small group of people in the province are trying to change that. The shearing community in Manitoba now includes only eight people, and Bethan Lewis, a 24-year-old farmer and sheep shearer from Alexander, is among that determined group eager to boost the ranks of
Clothing line for farming women, ‘just meant to be’
A Manitoba-based workwear company was inspired by a family history of farming women
The women in Tomina Jackson’s family have farmed for generations, but for years they’ve had to work in clothes that didn’t fit. “It came up that we were all just kind of wearing men’s and boy’s clothing,” Jackson told the Co-operator. “Men’s clothes aren’t made for women’s bodies,” she added. “Depending on the person, that
Resilience, resourcefulness, inequality: revisiting the ‘farm wife’
A fraught Twitter conversation raised deep questions of how women relate to agriculture, and how agriculture treats them
Farm wife’ or ‘Farmer’s wife.’ Some women embrace these as near-heroic titles, while others feel they relegate them to supporting roles in their farm’s story. Either way, it stirs up strong emotions, as Megz Reynolds recently experienced after she posted to Twitter questioning the term’s longevity in the agro-sphere. “Why are so many in agriculture
Synergy Seeds a local success story
Faces of Ag: Kristie Walker shared lessons learned from her leap into entrepreneurship with the Advancing Women in Agriculture conference
Kristie Walker remembers calling her parents the day she quit her job to start a seed retail business. She remembered “the phone just kind of going quiet,” she told her virtual audience at the Advancing Women in Agriculture Conference. She told her parents, “Well I kind of have a plan, but not really, and no
Two Lepps, one farm
Cassandra and Stefanie Lepp turned fashion sense into a platform to talk farming sense and to inspire women in agriculture
To some, fashion and farming may seem at the opposite ends of the spectrum. For one pair of farming sisters, the two work hand in hand. Cassandra and Stefanie Lepp farm together near Rivers, Manitoba. They use a mix of fashion photography and gritty farm shots to paint a picture of their life, and to speak out on Instagram about
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