Women Leading the Mic: The Rise of Female-Hosted Agricultural Podcasts
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By Svitlana Synkovska, WIA Portfolio Director (August 18, 2026)
Over the past decade, podcasts have quietly become one of the most powerful information tools in American agriculture. For farmers, ranchers, and everyone working the land, the format is a natural fit: episodes play hands-free in a tractor cab, during a long fence-line walk, or at the end of a harvest day when there's no energy left to read. Unlike trade magazines or conference sessions, podcasts are on-demand, personal, and deeply human. They bring experts, advocates, and fellow producers directly into the listener's ear, no matter how remote the zip code.
The numbers reflect this shift. Agricultural podcasts now number in the hundreds across the United States, covering everything from commodity markets and soil science to farm succession planning, mental health in rural communities, and sustainable ranching. For a sector long underserved by mainstream media, podcasting has filled a real gap.
Like many corners of the agricultural media landscape, podcasting in the ag world has historically skewed male. The biggest names, the highest download numbers, and the widest networks have largely belonged to men. And now, a new generation of women is stepping into the recording studio to tell those stories on their own terms.
We put together a list of three top ag podcasts hosted by women that the WIA team likes to listen to. They vary in tone, format, and focus, but share a common thread: authentic voices, real land, and conversations that the mainstream ag media has been too slow to embrace.
Here are some female-hosted agricultural podcasts, recommended by WIA (and we are proud to say that you can see/meet ALL of the hosts at next month’s 15th annual Women in Agribusiness Summit in New Orleans. Kirbe Schnoor will host a podcast on stage featuring Annaliese Wegner, and Chrissy Wozniak, longtime WIA attendee and supporter, will be in the audience, making connections for her next podcast episode on North American Ag):
1. Dirt Diaries: The FarmHER + RanchHER Podcast
Host: Kirbe Schnoor
RFD-TV’s Kirbe Schnoor hosts thoughtful conversations on Dirt Diaries, the FarmHER + RanchHER Podcast each week, digging in to connect and inspire women in agriculture. Dirt Diaries is where the women of agriculture pull back the curtain and get real. From fields and feedlots to boardrooms and beyond, this podcast featured unfiltered conversations with the women shaping ag in every corner – the FarmerHERS, RanchHERS, GardenHERS, EntreprenHERS, LeadHERS, EducatHERS, and everyone in between.
This isn’t just shop talk — it’s real talk. They’ll cover career paths, big wins, hard lessons, and more. So whether you live it every day or are just ag-curious, pop in your earbuds and get ready. These are the raw, inspiring, and wildly relatable conversations you won’t hear anywhere else.
Find it on: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, SiriusXM Rural Radio (Channel 147), etc.
In case you missed it: I got the chance to sit with Kirbe last month for a Dirt Diaries episode – see it here.
2. North American Ag Spotlight
Host: Chrissy Wozniak
North American Ag provides daily agriculture news and weekly podcasts, devoted to highlighting the great people and companies that serve the agriculture industry and help feed our world. Covering ag tech, ag issues, policy, new products, family, and faith. North American Ag gives insight into what’s happening in agriculture throughout North America. At North American Ag they talk about politics and religion, in relation to agricultural topics in an open, welcoming community. They share ideas and they discuss the issues. Whether you are a farm family or a consumer, your life depends on ag.
Chrissy Wozniak is the founder of the North American Ag platform. Her background is in ag sales and marketing, and her mission is straightforward: give farm families and ag professionals insight into what's actually happening across North America's agricultural landscape.
Find it on: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, etc.
In case you missed it: Here’s more about what's new for the 2026 in this podcast with Chrissy from last week.
3. Ag's Most Okayest Farm Girls
Hosts: Annaliese Wegner & Courtney Feigl
Don't let the self-deprecating name fool you, Ag's Most Okayest Farm Girls is one of the most genuine and community-driven podcasts in American agricultural media right now. Co-hosted by Annaliese Wegner, a dairy industry expert and ag advocate with a strong social media following, and Courtney Feigl, a cattle rancher, the show was born from a simple but powerful idea: rural women shouldn't have to feel alone.
New episodes drop every week, covering farm life, mom life, mental health, side hustles, social media, off-farm jobs, and the messy, hilarious, beautiful reality of living an agricultural life as a woman today. The format is structured around four segments per episode to keep things fresh, and the hosts have even hosted in-person community events for their listeners.
For listeners who want to feel understood, laugh out loud, and come away feeling a little more normal about their chaotic farm lives — this is the show.
Find it on: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music.
Cool fact - Annaliese was featured on FarmHER Season 6, and the show has been spotlighted on RFD-TV's Dirt Diaries, highlighting its place in the broader ecosystem of women-in-ag media. And Annaliese Wegner and Kirbe Schnoor will meet again on stage at the Women in Agribusiness Summit, recording a podcast episode specifically for the WIA delegates. The momentum behind female-led agricultural media is only growing, and we intend to be part of it. We are excited to follow this trend and bring a podcast experience to the Women in Agriculture 2026 stage.
See our agenda for more details.
