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Illinois Agri-Women is excited to announce we will be hosting the 2025 AAW Annual Convention. Learn more here.
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2025 Northern Region IAW Event
Join Us for the 2025 Northern Illinois Regional Event! Register Now!! 10am – Altman Plants Greenhouse Tour-14240 Greenhouse Ave, Granville,
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2024 AAW Fly-In: Reflections of Involvement
‘A Force for Truth’ is the American Agri-Women’s motto. “Uniting Women across the Ag and Natural Resource Industries” in Washington DC is precisely what has been accomplished June 2-4, 2024. I was deeply honored to be associated with these strong women leading and shaping our industry’s future while representing Illinois Agri-Women. Not only was I representing IAW, but I was joined by Heather Hampton + Knodle, Heather’s son, Bond Knodle and Gorette “GoGo” Kupsa of Galesburg IL. “Knock your socks off” is an understatement describing my first year attending the AAW Fly-in; it will not be the last time I hope to represent IAW either at the AAW Fly-In. As a “middle-aged” woman in agriculture, it was a privilege seeing women agvocating in their 20s and women close to their 80s talking policy with those who make the decisions for the nation. Regardless of age or experience, each woman demonstrated a strong backbone when leading the future, fighting for our rights, making a difference, and filling me with a sense of unity, friendship, and bond, which is truly inspiring.
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2023 Outstanding Agri-Business Woman
2023 Illinois Agri-Women Outstanding Business Professional The 2023 Agri-Business professional has a thirst for education and is a tireless, relentless
Illinois Ag Facts
from the Illinois Dept of Agriculture.
Illinois is a leading producer of soybeans, corn and swine. Also grown in IL - wheat, oats, sorghum, hay, sheep, poultry, fruits and vegetables.
What's growing?
Illinois' food and fiber industry employs nearly 1 million people. Of those, 75,087 are farm operators and 24,265 are women.
Who farms?
Illinois farmland covers nearly 27 million acres -- about 75 percent of the state's total land area. The average size of an Illinois farm, including hobby farms, is 358 acres.
Farm Size
