For many young people showing livestock, the work doesn’t begin at the fairgrounds — it starts months earlier in the barn.

As the world marks the UN International Year of the Woman Farmer, the spotlight is firmly on the women whose hands nurture the soil, sustain communities, and quietly power the global food system.

By Rene Orellana Halkyer, Assistant Director-General and FAO Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean ...

2026 is designated as the year to recognize the importance of women to agriculture. Leading farm groups are coordinating activities. More than one in three U.S. farmers are women. After years of ...

Leann Wieczorek of Mount Vernon, South Dakota is one of the nominees for Dakotafest Woman Farmer/Rancher of the Year. My role in agriculture is to feed the world while being a good steward of the land ...

Sarita Devi, a farmer from Rudraprayag, revived degraded soil through natural farming after training with Art of Living. Her ...

MORGAN, Minn. — Kris Huebsch said she was surprised and humbled to be named 2025 Minnesota Farmfest Woman Farmer of the Year Thursday, Aug. 7, on the final day of Farmfest. "So many women do so much ...

Meet Kris Huebsch, one of the five Farmfest Woman Farmer of the Year finalists, who shares more about herself in the week leading up to the announcement of the winner on Thursday, Aug. 7. Kris Huebsch ...

Just about everywhere you go this year, you will likely see celebrations related to the International Year of the Women Farmer. From farm and trade association meetings to the state departments of ...

The Kheyti Rakshak Net House enables year-round vegetable production, helping farmers access higher off-season prices while ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The United Nations has officially declared 2026 the International Year of the Woman Farmer, a global movement to recognize the ...