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Meet @sarahprime_au
A passionate advocate for ending rural contraction, decline & exodus.
And someone who saw firsthand the leadership talent in sporting clubs.
Our latest #womeninag profile, thx to @AgriFuturesAU
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While women do experience barriers to acceptance in farming societies, they are finding ways around them. Meet some of the women who are forging a few path for the ag industry.

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Claire Moore breeds Queen Bees, intricate work helping to support food security. It's a long way from her former career as a stockbrocker.
She's the latest to be profiled in our #womeninagriculture series, thanks to our partnership with
@AgriFuturesAU

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Farmers who the Morrison government says were “acting in good faith” when they underestimated their income will have $51m in income support debts waived.

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At 28 , Emma Ayliffe is a successful business owner, nationally recognised agronomist, a fledgling farm owner and an in-demand public speaker. Now, to add to the list, she has been named the 2021 Young Farmer of the Year.

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"I thought surely they would have learned by now that re-establishing Barnaby Joyce as the leader of the National Party would be a demonstration that they certainly haven't been listening to women," -founding member of Women in Ag, Alana Johnson.

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22-year-old full-time mum, Cindy-Lee Dowdell recently announced the launch of Empowered by Agriculture, an intensive workshop series inspired by her own experiences.

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For women in Ghana, increased migration for farm work coupled with the socio-economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic are worsening problems of access to reproductive health.

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Shocking survey that interviewed more than 1300 horticulture industry workers in Australia, reveals young workers on Australian farms are being paid as little as $9 per day picking grapes and zucchinis.

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"Being heavily controlled by a whole host of constantly changing factors, and still managing to get on with the job everyday…it’s something anyone working in agriculture has to have - and I don’t think we often give ourselves enough credit for!

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Flinders Shire mayor Jane McNamara has been honoured with a Women in Agriculture award during the Northern Australia Food Futures conference.

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A cohort of 12 skilled, talented and ambitious women make up this year’s National Farmers Federation Diversity in Agriculture Leadership Program.

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The Australian Government has committed $4.3 million in the 2021-22 Budget to ensure that agricultural showmen and women can continue to provide their services at agricultural shows across Australia.

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Two women farmers originally from Germany and Thailand have been recognised for their outstanding contribution to northern Australian agriculture.

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While women’s engagement in farming is similar to men’s, they don’t get relief in domestic work even during peak agricultural seasons, research shows.

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The WIA initiative, created to recognise and celebrate women’s contribution to the industry, was hosted as a series of virtual events across three evenings in April. And was deemed a success.

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Members of the Wirrega Women in Agriculture and Business participated in 'Women Walk the World' at the Bordertown Recreation Lake last month. Funds are raised to distribute to the needs of third world countries.

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Women from the bush are proving you can live anywhere and still have a successful career!

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The country’s rural Dalits are already exploited—and know it can get worse.

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Analysis of 400 stone objects from graves across Europe showed men and women were equal contributors to their community, researchers said.

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