FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Women Changing the Face of Agriculture Expands to Three Illinois Campuses in 2027First multi-location event expansion aims to inspire high school students and connect them with women leaders and career opportunities in agriculture ILLINOIS — September 7, 2026 — Women Changing the Face of Agriculture (WCFA), a program of Illinois Agri-Women, will…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This year, the Illinois Agri-Women (IAW) organization is offering 4 scholarships for females studying agriculture. The Illinois Agri-Women (IAW) organization supports the agriculture industry, works for legislation to support and preserve family farms, communicates with other agriculture organizations, and strives to educate the public and promote agricultural awareness. One $1,500 IAW Helen…
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The Illinois Agri-Women (IAW) has awarded four scholarships to women studying agriculture in 2025. IAW supports the agriculture industry, advocates for family farm legislation, collaborates with other agricultural organizations, and promotes public education and awareness.
This year, the Illinois Agri-Women (IAW) organization has awarded 5 scholarships for females studying agriculture. The Illinois Agri-Women (IAW) organization supports the agriculture industry, works for legislation to support and preserve family farms, communicates with other agriculture organizations, and strives to educate the public and promote agricultural awareness. One $1,500 IAW Helen Henert Agriculture Education…
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DiscoverE, an outreach group for public understanding of engineering, is featuring Illinois Agri-Women member Gayle Baker. Gayle is a member of American Society of Agriculture and Biological Engineers (ASABE) in a recently launched video series entitled, “Chats with Changemakers.” The interview will take place Friday, June 12, at noon eastern time. “Chats with Changemakers” introduces…
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The Illinois 4-H Program is developing an exciting new resource for 4-H members and their families called Illinois 4-H Spark Sheets. Illinois 4-H Spark Sheets will be created for all ninety-one projects that 4-H members can enroll in. Each 4-H Spark Sheet will be a one page resource sheet (front/back) and will focus on a specific…
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The Women Changing the Face of Agriculture planning committee is excited to announce that the 2021 WCFA event will be held at Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg, IL on March 5th, 2021! Sandburg has revitalized it’s agricultural program with a 16-credit hour program, which could be completed in as little as two semesters culminating in…
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Scholarship Deadline is March 31st, 2020! Scholarships for females studying agriculture are offered by the Illinois Agri-Women and Women Changing the Face of Agriculture! The Illinois Agri-Women (IAW) organization supports the agriculture industry, works for legislation to support and preserve family farms, communicates with other agriculture organizations, and strives to educate the public and promote…
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The registration system is up and running for the 2020 Women Changing the Face of Agriculture on March 6, 2020. We are looking forward to Richland Community College again hosting this event in Decatur. This year we have a great selection of breakout sessions, a Keynote by Farm Babe, and teacher professional development training. Event Schedule…
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WHEN: Thursday, January 23, 2020 TIME: 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET WHERE: On Twitter with the hashtag #BeyondTheBuzzChat WHO: @MillionWMentors & @STEMconnector Please join us on Thursday, January 23 at 3 pm ET for the next Twitter chat in our series of #BeyondTheBuzzChats‘. In this discussion, we want to focus in on raising awareness of mentoring in its various forms, promote the importance of the growth…
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