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WIA TODAY
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Here are some other recent stories in the news that caught our attention:
11-30-21 -- $2 million dedicated to increase women's incomes through beekeeping in Ghana
11-27-21 -- Study looks at changing role of women in farming
11-25-21 -- This Durham, NC-based, female-owned biotech startup has raised $3 million in seed funding
11-24-21 -- Women in agriculture are on the rise
11-24-21 -- USDA invests $32 million to help the meat and poultry sector recover from the pandemic
11-22-21 -- Incofin backs 100 percent woman-owned Peruvian hot pepper trader exportables
11-22-21 -- Gender equity and climate change are intertwined
11-18-21 -- 'It's time to get more women in ag on boards'
11-17-21 -- Women managers are better for the planet, says study
11-15-21 --The smart climate money is on women.
11-14-21 -- How connecting with ag tech start-ups can shape the future of agriculture
11-13-21 -- Food and agriculture takeaways from the COP26 Climate Conference
11-10-21 -- Meat industry groups promise to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
11-5-21 -- Global food prices have surged 30 percent in the last year
11-5-21 -- Women are changing the rules of Australian agriculture
11-5-21 -- Corteva Agriscience recognized with two Crop Science awards
10-26-21 -- Scoular Releases First Annual Sustainability Report
10-21-21 -- Cargill names first chief diversity, equity, inclusion officer
10-19-21 -- No longer a 'Farmer's Wife': Women make up more than 30 percent of agricultural owners
10-19-21 -- First woman tapped to lead South Carolina Ports
10-15-21-- The USDA has made its first capital commitment to cellular meat.
10-14-21 -- Q&A: Julie Borlaug
October 2021 -- Fortune's Most Powerful Women (hint: LOL Pres & CEO Beth Ford made the list!)
10-13-21 -- USDA Clashes With Europe’s Environmental Protection Plans
10-11-21 -- ADM named to Fortune list for its protein innovations
10-10-21 -- Venture fund aims to unleash the power of female capital in the agri-tech space
10-7-21 -- American's spending on food plunged during pandemic
10-7-21 -- What Is Cold Plasma and How Can It Be Used in Agriculture?
10-1-21 -- Canada looking to double number of female entrepreneurs by 2025
9-29-21 -- Japan and Korea set tone for U.S. beef exports
9-23-21 -- Fairness for Farmers' campaign targets market power of big companies
9-22-21 -- USDA Deputy Secretary encourages women to get involved
9-22-21 -- Supply chain issues continue to disrupt agriculture
9-16-21 -- Call for action to raise gender diversity in agriculture to 50 percent
9-27-21 -- NIFA Invests $30M to Help Boost Organic Farming and Ranching
9-14-21 -- DEI Training, Leadership Development Help Food Companies Tackle Workforce Challenges
9-11-21 -- Sadie Marks has been named the new manager of global programs at the US Grains Council (USGC).
9-9-21 -- USDA announces $446 million to fund ag business renewable projects.
9-7-21 -- Diversity, equity and inclusion report from Ingredion sets four goals
9-3-21 -- Highest farm income in eight years, but one-third comes from government
8-31-21 -- Hurricane Ida damages grain terminals, disrupts exports
8-31-21 -- ADM announces industry’s first net carbon neutral milling operations
8-26-21 -- Five consumer behaviors reshaping food innovations
8-24-21 -- Meet the black women driving new ag policy
8-20-21 -- EPA bans use of chlorpyrifos on food crops
8-19-21 -- Ag leaders lean in to gender equity
8-18-21 -- Indiana Women in Ag Honored
8-17-21 -- How Can Empowering Women & Girls Help End World Hunger?
8-10-21 -- Women play important role in Idaho agriculture
8-9-21-- Our burning planet: women in rural agriculture stricken by climate change effects
8-8-21 -- Women should be given more space on corporate rungs
August 2021 -- Why I think the future of food will be led by women
8-2-21 -- S2G ventures research reveals structural changes shaping today's food system revolution
7-21-21 -- Corteva Agriscience among first to leverage agile mobile robots to walk row crops
7-22-21 -- Breaking glass ceilings in Ontario agriculture
7-22-21 -- The dirt road that led to Tokyo - dairy farmer heads to the Olympics
7-20-21 -- Two from area [Minnesota] named finalists for Woman Farmer of the Year
7-20-21 -- Very few farmers are millennials. Of those, the vast majority are white.
7-20-21 -- Women looking to turn the tables on stereotypes in ag industry
7-19-21 -- Ag organizations launch protein pact
7-18-21 -- ‘Despite efforts to reduce bias, gender-based barriers persist’ in agri-food tech
7-12-21 -- USDA announces $500 million for expanded meat, poultry processing capacity
7-10-21 -- Corteva Agriscience empowers women farmers
7-9-21 -- Women in AgTech: Ellie Symes. Software founder helps almond growers monitor hive strength
7-9-21 -- Former Berks extension agent is the first woman named to the national hall of fame
7-8-21 -- USDA adds 101 counties to drought disaster list
7-3-21 -- What if everyone’s nutrition was personalised?
6-30-21 -- The USDA says 36% of U.S. farmers are women -- here are a few from Hudson Valley.
6-24-21 -- Kansas Agri-Women names new officers
6-23-21 -- Diversity, equity and inclusion are the driving forces behind business successes
6-21-21 -- Mounting evidence that container crunch will persist until 2022
6-19-21 -- Biotipac wins Women of AgriFood Nation 2021 competition
6-17-21 -- Tech grant of $1.75 million will support 50,000 smallholder women and youth farmers
6-16-21 -- Saskatchewan leaders look to the future of agriculture
6-15-21 -- Women in aquaculture: Mia Moseng
6-14-21 -- Cargill invests $6 million to support diverse students
6-10-21-- Women in Agtech: scientist-turned-entrepreneur uses pheromones to tackle global food crisis
6-7-21 -- Seeding and fashion shoots: Farming sisters combine passions during hectic season
6-4-21 -- Ag Faces in the Crowd
6-2-21 -- Meet the first female shot-caller on a fifth generation Wisconsin dairy farm
6-1-21 -- Data shows pandemic restrictions still hurting smallholder suppliers
5-31-21 -- The number of women engaged in agriculture is on the rise.
5-27-21 -- Coffee women and their life stories
5-26-21 -- Three food companies listed in DiversityInc’s Top 50 for 2021
5-25-21 -- Jewell Bronaugh has been named deputy secretary of agriculture at the USDA.
5-25-21 -- National Geographic article raises awareness about bee conservation and champions female beekeepers
5-25-21 NAMA leader offers advice to women in milling industry
5-19-21 -- Food and ag coalition names Sonya McCullum Roberts of Cargill as co-chair
5-18-21 Woman entrepreneur turning West Africa's food into its "new gold"
5-13-21 -- Woman pioneer in aquaculture research named 2021 World Food Prize Laureate
5-11-21 -- Women in aquaculture -- Tanya Hoel
5-9-21 -- Former WIA student scholarship recipient named 2021 Best & Brightest MBAs
4-27-21 -- 15 Food Manufacturers Make Forbes List of America’s Top Employers for Diversity 2021
4-23-21 -- How PepsiCo is Helping Female Founders Find Funding in Food & Beverage
4-21-21-- Madonna Benjamin is revolutionizing the livestock industry
4-21-21-- Helene Ziv-Douki named president for Cargill Aqua Nutrition
4-21-21-- Woolworths appoints Anna Speer as MD of its new Greenstock red meat business
4-20-21 From farms to incubators: how accelerators act as a springboard for women in agtech
4-19-21 What happens when women run the economy? We're about to find out.
4-16-21 Soil health and pasture management make all the difference on Jeannie Franceus' South Dakota ranch.
4-15-21 - Cristina Hastings Newsome as head of sustainability for Westchester Group
4-15-21 - Two women have created a platform that makes innovations accessible to countries around the world
4-1-21 - JoAnn Brouillette of Demeter LP will serve as chairman of NGFA: others named as well
3-29-21 - Hungry for diversity: Female startup founders take on the challenges of growing a food business
March 2021 - Hatch launches the world's first women in aquaculture innovation studio
3-16-21 - Jamie Miller will become Cargill's first female CFO
3-5-21 - Cargill promotes the role of Mexican women in agriculture
March 2021 - 25 Inspiring Women Reshaping the Food System
March 2021 - Women who are making history (hint: CRISPR developer is noted here)
2-24-21 - Tom Vilsack confirmed as ag secretary
2-21-21 - New £100k training scheme for women in aquaculture and rural sectors
Feb 2021 - 15 Leading Women at the Intersection of Food and Technology
1-26-21- Nominations are now being accepted for the WIA Demeter Award of Excellence
1-7-21 - Norma Ritz Johnson has been named the new executive director for the U.S. Sorghum Checkoff.
11-20-20 - Highlighting the women in agtech (NOTE: This article talks of Amy Wu, who was a 2020 WIA Demeter Award recipient.) and see also the walk-through of the gallery display at the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas, Calif., that highlights these women
11-17-20 - FEAP elects first female president
11-9-20 - Women dominate list of potential nominees for agriculture secretary
11-6-20 - The Federation of European Aquaculture Producers has elected its first female president
10-27-20 - Land O'Lakes CEO Beth Ford talks food supply during the pandemic
10-13-20 - Exhibition honors women who use agtech to solve sector challenges.
10-13-20 - New report finds women underrepresented in meat sector.
10-7-20 - Nobel prize in chemistry goes to two women scientists.