In the Press: WIA Summit 2025, Orlando
- Michelle Pelletier Marshall
- Sep 29, 2025
- 5 min read
Updated: Dec 2, 2025
Seven hundred women, 60+ speakers, 20+ sessions, 25+ dedicated networking hours and a whole lot of energy and inspiration – that is the annual Women in Agribusiness Summit. For 2025, WIA took over Orlando, Florida, for the first time, with a focus on trade policy, market access, supply chain management, executive leadership and much more.
We also had press from 10 key ag outlets onsite with several of them stepping up to moderate sessions, such as Erica Shaffer of MEAT+POULTRY, who led the discussion on the Animal Ag panel, or Sara McNaughton-Peterson of Farm Progress who moderated the Farmers Barometer - Inputs, Profits and Plans Panel. We are grateful for the support from all of our media partners in promoting Women in Agribusiness initiatives and the annual Summit.
Here's some of what they reported:
12-1-25 -- Talking trade: Using data to drive conversations with Women in Agribusiness, an RFD-TV interview onsite with host Kirbe Schnoor at WIA Summit 2025
11-28-25 -- Women's voices from the grain and milling value chain, by Miller Magazine
11-28-25 -- What is WIA and why is it important? By Miller Magazine
11-26-25 -- Building opportunities for the next generation of Women in Ag, an RFD-TV interview onsite with host Kirbe Schnoor at WIA Summit 2025
11-25-25 -- Women leading change across agriculture's value chain, By Miller Magazine
11-25-25 -- Supporting growth and connections for Women in Agribusiness, an RFD-TV interview onsite with host Kirbe Schnoor at WIA Summit 2025
11-18-25 -- Weather experts talk 2026 forecast and impacts beyond the field, by Lisa Foust Prater, Successful Farming
9-30-25 -- Finding common ground: Empowering global collaboration with Women in Agribusiness, (a live interview from WIAS25 with Sergio Bortolozzo of Society Rural Brazil), by Marion Kirkpatrick, RFD-TV
9-30-25 -- Making an impact: Creating meaningful spaces to learn with Women in Agribusiness, (a live interview from WIAS25 with Kathy Malone of Bunge), by Marion Kirkpatrick, RFD-TV
9-29-25 -- Highlights from the 14th Annual Women in Agribusiness Summit, by Sarah McNaughton-Peterson, Sr Editor, Dakota Farmer magazine, reprinted in AgriMarketing
9-29-25 -- Talking trade: Using data to drive conversations with Women in Agribusiness, (a live interview from WIAS25 with Karen Braun of Zaner Ag Hedge) by Marion Kirkpatrick, RFD-TV
9-27-25 -- Port fees loom over U.S. ag exports as Women in Agribusiness leaders gather, by Lydia Johnson and Andrew Huneke, Successful Farming
9-26-25 -- Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Sept. 26, 2025: Women in Agribusiness Summit with NAEGA’s Castillo, IFPA’s Neagu-Reed, Lydia Johnson of Agri-Pulse reporting from WIA
9-26-25 -- Women in Agribusiness Summit draws over 700 leaders, by Sarah McNaughton-Peterson, Farm Progress
9-26-25 -- Slideshow: Women in Agribusiness Summit, by Arvin Donley, World Grain
9-24-25 -- US soybean industry reeling from trade war, by Arvin Donley, World Grain
9-23-25 -- WIA appoints new advisory board members, by Arvin Donley, MEAT+POULTRY
9-17-25 -- Women in Agribusiness announces 2025 Advisory Board members, by Madison Hong, iGrow News
9-17-25 -- How biofuels are changing opportunities for US producers, by Chrissy Wozniak, North American Ag Spotlight [a podcast with WIA speaker Jacqui Fatka]
9-17-25 -- WIA names advisory board, by Arvin Donley, World Grain
9-12-25 -- What impact does the consumer have on ag markets? by Chrissy Wozniak, North American Ag Spotlight [an podcast with Xiannan Li, RaboResearch]
9-3-25 -- Women inspiring women, American Family Farmer, On this episode of American Family Farmer, host Doug Stephan (www.eastleighfarm.com) welcomes Svitlana “Lana” Synkovska, Portfolio Director of Women in Agribusiness (WIA)
8-27-25 -- Marketing through headwinds: Ag marketing strategies in an uncertain economy, by Chrissy Wozniak, North American Ag Spotlight [an podcast with Raquel Gottsch Koehler of RFD-TV]
8-26-25 -- Women in Agribusiness to launch global summit, by Arvin Donley, World Grain
8-26-25 -- Women in Agribusiness to host first-ever global summit, by Erica Shaffer, MEAT+POULTRY
8-19-25 -- Dirt Diaries – Bonus Episode: Digging in with Lana Synkovska of Women in Agribusiness, by Holly, RFD-TV
8-11-25 -- Recipients of the 2025 Women in Agribusiness Demeter Award announced, AgriMarketing
8-11-25 -- Women in Agribusiness announce Demeter Award recipients, by Erica Shaffer, MEAT+POULTRY
8-01-25 -- WIA Summit to explore current, emerging trade policies in US agriculture, by Rachael Oatman, MEAT+POULTRY
7-30-25 -- Trade panel to gather at Women in Agribusiness Summit, by Susan Reidy, World Grain
7-28-25 -- What's new in ag investing? Olga Polunina leads discussion at WIA Summit, by Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting
7-1-25 -- What can you learn at the Women in Agribusiness Summit? DakotaFarmer [start at 23:00 to hear interview with WIA director]
6-04-25 -- WIA assembles Weather Impact Panel for 2025 WIA Summit, by Rachael Oatman, MEAT+POULTRY
5-19-25 -- Deadline approaching for Demeter award nominations, by Susan Reidy, World Grain
4-30-25 -- Commodities expert named keynote speaker for Women in Agribusiness Summit, AgriMarketing
4-30-25 -- Market analyst to keynote WIA Summit in September, by Susan Reidy, World Grain
4-8-25 -- Producer Panel announced for Women in Agribusiness Summit, AgriMarketing
4-2-25 -- Producer panel set for WIA Summit, by Susan Reidy, World Grain
4-1-25 -- Women in Agribusiness Summit: Female producers set to take the stage, by Lisa Foust Prater, Successful Farming
3-31-25 -- WIA scholarship open for students in ag, AgriNews
3-27-25 -- Women’s History Month: Let’s hear from an industry leader who is helping guide food-tech companies, RFD-TV video interview
3-25-25 -- WIA hires Synkovska with an eye on expansion, by Arvin Donley, World Grain
3-25-25 -- Apply now Women in Ag scholarship 2025, Farms.com
3-20-25 -- Women’s History Month: Iowa FarmHER shares her experience as a woman in agriculture + industry advocate, RFD-TV video interview
3-19-25 -- WIA Scholarship Open for Students in Ag, Southeast AgNet Radio Ag Network
March -- Women in Agribusiness Summit | September 22-24, 2025 | Orlando, iGrow News
3-19-25 -- Women in Agribusiness Scholarship applications now accepted, AgriMarketing
3-19-25 -- Women in Agribusiness: Building a stronger future for agriculture, by Chrissy Wozniak, North American Ag Spotlight [a podcast with WIA's Svitlana Synkovska]
3-19-25 -- Applications open for WIA event student scholarships, by Susan Reidy, World Grain
3-13-25 -- Women’s History Month: Women in Agribusiness is helping create a professional community for women!, RFD-TV video interview
3-13-25 -- Women in Agribusiness Mission: Highlight and empower women in the agribusiness sector, AgNet West Radio Network [audio interview with Janet Fisher]
3-5-25 -- Nominations now open for Women in Ag Award, AgriMarketing
3-5-25 -- WIA seeking Demeter award nominations, by Arvin Donley, World Grain
2-9-25 -- Svitlana Synkovska tapped to lead Women in Agribusiness, RFD-TV video interview
2-5-25 -- It's always a good time to celebrate women in agriculture, by Hollie Rudy, DakotaFarmer
1-24-25 -- WIA adds portfolio director to lead vision, expansion, by Susan Reidy, World Grain
1-23-25 -- Svitlana Synkovska to lead Women in Agribusiness, AgriMarketing
11-12-24 -- 2025 WIA Summit slated for Orlando, by Arvin Donley, MEAT+POULTRY
11-04-24 -- 2025 WIA Summit heading to Orlando, by Arvin Donley, World Grain
