AG WOMEN'S NETWORK

Today, the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame inducted five deserving men into their ranks. Among them, a man known as the "father of 4-H" in Canada, the late E. Ward Jones. Though 4-H started over 100 years ago as a Boys club, it quickly morphed into the Boys and Girls Clubs and today, Canadian 4-H membership boasts a slightly higher percentage of female participation over males. The OAC describes Laura Rose as "instrumental" in modernizing dairy. Photo source: Ontario Agric

Upon deciding to do the Ivey Business School's EMBA, my dad asked why and I recall telling him,"if I'm not moving forward, I'm moving backward." Truly, this answer was linked more to my desire to learn and increase my own business knowledge than it was specific to the MBA. I had looked at a variety of opportunities which would strengthen my leadership skills and enhance my knowledge of business and agriculture. Among our Ag Women's Network executive, we believe the desire to

This article is the first in a monthly series that will highlight members of the Ag Women’s Network. AWN is an online group dedicated to connecting and empowering women in agriculture through sharing, learning and personal development. How one farmwoman is juggling the responsibility of caring for loved ones on the farm and off Ontario Farmer Deb Knapton is a dairy farmer from Eastern Ontario but like most women in agriculture she’s a lot more than that. A loving wife and a m

Stephanie Lee Berger is a woman with an interesting past. Before joining Green Tractors John Deere in Nobleton, Ontario she had a unique career in film. She followed her father’s footsteps after completing her degree at Seneca College in Business and Marketing and became an armourer showing film stars how to use firearms. In both careers she has faced opportunities and challenging situations. Together these experiences have made her the woman she is today. Stephanie now lives

A quick introduction: My name is Stephanie Craig and I a 29-year-old communications professional currently working for the Ontario Agricultural College of the University of Guelph. I’ve been thinking about mentorship through the sharing of experiences for a while now, ever since I read a book called “The Mom Shift” by Reva Seth. It explored the professional successes of women after they became mothers and is filled with case study-styled stories about women and their personal