WIA Adds Female Farmer Demeter Award | Soy Groups Receive $14M | Global Feed Output Soars |
Compilation of news from industry sources (April 22, 2026) Nominate a woman farmer for national award In honor of the International Year of the Woman Farmer, Women in Agribusiness , in partnership with the American Farm Bureau Federation, is expanding their annual Demeter Award to include a female farmer category. Nominations are now being accepted through June 22. Two of the three WIA Demeter Award of Excellence recipients from 2025 US soy groups receive $14 million USDA ex
Alignment Over Speed: Why Faster Isn’t Always Better in Agribusiness
Special to WIA Today: Rick Bettencourt, Organizational Leadership Specialist (April 21, 2026) Early in my career, a mentor told me, “Go slow to go fast.” At the time, I found it absurd. I wanted to get things done quickly and shoot from the hip like my peers. But in the end, it wound up being some of the best advice of my career. We all want things to move faster, but speed without alignment creates more problems than it solves. We want immediate results. We hear that taking
