AG WOMEN'S NETWORK

Christina (Couture) FitzGibbon is a member of the Ag Women’s Network leadership team. She found a fantastic professional fit in agriculture, and she’s embraced new opportunities to expand her network and contribute to the industry. She shares with us some advice that she’s picked up along the way and her questions about next steps in life and her career. If you’re interested in connecting with Christina, contact her via Twitter: https://twitter.com/@agcouture or email: coutur

Joyce Stein still remembers her father’s prophetic words as she recalls her venture into full-time agriculture. Overwhelming, fun, daunting, awesome and a dream come true. A few simple words that could represent a lot of things but in this case they’re how hog producer Joyce Stein describes her life on the farm. Joyce owns and operates Steinamic Pork in Dunnville with her husband Mike. Together, the couple runs a farrow to feeder operation while raising their three small boys

Mentorship. It can be an intimidating word for some and it evokes a pile of questions for many. What is a mentor? Do I need a mentor? How do I find a mentor? Can I be a mentor? What do I ask a mentor? It was some of these questions the Ag Women’s Network sought to answer and hopefully also bring some clarity too at the recent speed-mentoring event. “I do think the word, 'mentor' is intimidating to some people,” said Mary Ann Dore, one of the AWN Leadership Team members and or

Today is a special day for celebrating Dads. Every year leading up to father’s day, I find myself in the same bind – frantically scanning the card section at a retail outlet for a nice father’s day card to give to my dad. I scan through the plethora of images of baseball gear, hockey equipment, golf clubs, tools, trophies, hunting and fishing gear, sailboats and the litany of catch phrases to the effect of “you’re the best”, “#1 Dad”, “to the Dad who does it all”, “take a l

This post is the second in a series of 3 member profile highlighting Western Canadian Women. Thank you to Jesse Williams for putting this beautiful series together highlighting ranching women in western Canada. If you liked these posts, please check out Jesse’s personal blog Ranching Lady: Gabrielle Lavoie, Handhills, AB Gabrielle checking out her herd in the Hand Hills in eastern-central Alberta Her Operation: I run a black angus cow/calf pair operation with my fiancé Tomm

Come and join the AWN for our first speed mentoring event in Guelph June 16th. Networking, food, drinks and of course the chance to set down with industry leaders and gain insight and perspective into their career paths. REGISTER NOW TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT Evening Details: 19+ EVENT Event fee: $20 which includes two drink tickets and light snacks Location : RLB LLP 197 Hanlon Creek Boulevard Unit 103, Guelph Ontario RSVP deadline June 14th And now - Meet your mentors! Kathl

After graduating with a B.A. from Trent University, Nadine Gill took some time to work on a sow operation in Ohio with her father. It was there she realized her connection with pigs, and her rekindled interest in agriculture. She now works for the Ontario Federation of Agriculture as a Member Service Support Representative but can also be found working on-call at a swine operation or in the fields exploring her new cropping skills. If you’re interested in connecting with Nadi

Warning, by reading this blog I claim no responsibility for the cravings your feel or the money you may spend at a local market this week. Topic may be sensitive to some readers and cause hunger pangs or drooling. It’s local food week! So what? Why should we care? Many reasons! When I think local food, my brain jumps to sense filled thoughts of walking into a farmer’s market with all the fresh aromatic strawberries and the rich, bright colours of the vegetable cooler. It’s a

Romy Schill had to step in when her husband got hurt, then found taking on the role full-time made a lot of sense When I ask Romy Schill what her primary role on the farm is, her answer is simple and perhaps somewhat obvious. “I’m a farmer,” she tells me and leaves it at that. Romy owns and operates Circle R Livestock in Wallenstein with her husband Ryan. With 300 Dorset ewes, Romy refers to Circle R as a sheep farm but points out that the operation also runs 1,200 layer-bree