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Why Are There So Few Women in the Corner Office?

Snippet from article posted by RealAgriculture: "Is Shaun Haney unknowingly biased? Why is agriculture so very short on good people to fill jobs [...]

December 12th, 2016|Categories: AWC EAST 2016, News|Tags: AWC EAST 2016, RealAgriculture, Shaun Haney|
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Forget Balance! Work at Core Values & Embrace the Overlap — Amy Cronin

Snippet from article posted by RealAgriculture: "Yes you can have a very busy, multi-faceted farm and farm leadership career AND spend time on [...]

December 5th, 2016|Categories: AWC EAST 2016, News|Tags: Amy Cronin, AWC EAST 2016, RealAgriculture, Shaun Haney|
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Envisioning The Future of Farming and Food — Deb Stark

Snippet from article posted by RealAgriculture: "There are so many moving parts in the agriculture industry — shifting food trends eventually are mirrored [...]

November 28th, 2016|Categories: AWC EAST 2016, News|Tags: AWC EAST 2016, Deb Stark, RealAgriculture, Shaun Haney|
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Networking is About Being Authentic and Making Connections – Marie-Helene Budworth

Snippet from article posted by RealAgriculture: "Are you good at networking? Or are you more likely to wonder why, as a farmer or [...]

November 22nd, 2016|Categories: AWC EAST 2016, News|Tags: AWC EAST 2016, Networking, RealAgriculture|
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Empowering. Celebrating. And Connecting.

Snippet from article posted by Grober Nutrition: "Empowering. Be bold. Be your boldest self. Only this would be said and embraced at a [...]

November 8th, 2016|Categories: AWC EAST 2016, News|Tags: AWC EAST 2016, Conference Coverage, Event Highlights, Grober Nutrition|
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Procrastinating on Purpose to Be More Productive — Rory Vaden

Snippet from article posted by RealAgriculture (Shaun Haney): "I have a fatal productivity flaw in my life. I procrastinate on many tasks in [...]

November 7th, 2016|Categories: AWC EAST 2016, News|Tags: AWC EAST 2016, RealAgriculture, Rory Vaden, Shaun Haney|
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Building up your personal brand to help your farm

Snippet from article posted by Rural Roots Canada: "Assess, Amplify, Advance = Strong Personal Brand Katherine Surgenor is a Senior Partner with Ogilvy [...]

November 6th, 2016|Categories: AWC EAST 2016, News|Tags: AWC EAST 2016, Branding, Rural Roots Canada|
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Happy for No Reason — Switching Our Brains to Think Positively

Snippet from article posted by RealAgriculture: "Are you regularly grumpy? Do you know someone that’s happy all the time and wonder, what is [...]

November 2nd, 2016|Categories: AWC EAST 2016, News|Tags: AWC EAST 2016, Event Highlights, Marci Shimoff, RealAgriculture|
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The Joy and Challenges of Running a Family Dairy Farm — Cynthia Crowley

Snippet from article posted by RealAgriculture (Shaun Haney): "I attended the Advancing Women Conference in Toronto this past month and had many discussions and interviews [...]

October 31st, 2016|Categories: AWC EAST 2016, News|Tags: AWC EAST 2016, Cynthia Crowley, Shaun Haney, Speakers|
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Cynthia Crowley learns life lessons in dairy farming

Snippet from article posted by Progressive Dairyman (Alice Guthrie): "She’s bright, cheerful, welcoming – and very passionate about life and her dairy business. Raised [...]

October 31st, 2016|Categories: AWC EAST 2016, News|Tags: Alice Guthrie, AWC EAST 2016, Progressive Dairyman, Speakers|
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Connecting Women in Agriculture

The Advancing Women in Agriculture Conference is created for every woman who is passionate about agriculture and food, whether you are a university student studying agriculture, producer, rancher, entrepreneur, representative of a grower association or corporate agribusiness. AWC is for women who want to enhance their family life, community, career, and industry through:

—communications and coaching
—mentoring and networking
—financial management and independence
—health and balance of life strategies
—career planning, and
—setting goals in all areas

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