Shoulder to shoulder: Working towards a stronger industry
Mary Robinson has deep roots in agriculture, so it’s no surprise that outside of her work in her family ag business she’s dedicating her time to making the whole industry more robust. A sixth generation on her family’s farm operation, and third in their agribusiness, Mary actually didn’t expect to be working in agriculture when she first left for university. She certainly didn’t predict the opportunities she’d be given to affect change within the industry in PEI and across Ca
Open letter - Why we're STILL talking about women in ag
An important conversation was started by a tweet recently and expanded upon in an op-ed in the Saskatoon Star Phoenix. The tweet many people responded strongly to stated, “in #ag, 80-100% of our organizations are led by white, grey-haired men. We need those men to ask women to join and lead. Men need to take an active role in promoting women in the industry.” It was tweeted by Claire Cowan who was quoting Jen Christie from a panel discussion. Many people responded that women