women in agriculture

Go-getter female farmer shares her story: The miracle of growth from your hardships

A very formidable and inspiring female farmer, Baps van Jaarsveld, farms on the farm Rusfontein, between Balfour and Villiers. Over the years, many people cross paths with your way, but ...

20 Aug 2024 · 7 min read

Female farmer, Janet Niland, reaches success with New Holland

When Janet became a mother, she realised that pursuing a career as a Medical Technologist was going to be difficult. Naturally, she fell back onto her love for agriculture. Today, New...

4 Sep 2023 · < 1 min read

Skilled lady from Ripper Tillage Equipment loves soil and agriculture

"Your dreams will not work if you do not make them come true," says Christine Bouwer, Managing Director of Ripper Tillage Equipment. She has been working in agriculture, an industry she ...

25 Aug 2023 · 4 min read

Christine Bouwer from Ripper Tillage loves the soil and being a woman in agriculture

During Women's month, South Africans enjoy giving praise where praise is due to the mothers, rolemodels and industry leaders that work within the agricultural industry. Christine Bouwer,...

16 Aug 2023 · 2 min read

Tuks Landbou’s young ladies believe in the future of agriculture

There are many female farmers or farmers’ wives and daughters nowadays who are making their mark in agriculture. Hands-on women who know about milking cows, dipping cattle, can help tw...

7 Aug 2023 · 7 min read

The impact of policy matters on individual farming operations and in rural communities

Women’s Insight Deliberation Competition – an initiative to recognise the voice of women in agriculture on the impact of policy matters in rural communities. The first initiative ...

4 Apr 2023 · 2 min read
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