Program of Activities
Schedule
January 2025
Legislative Ag Fest
January 15, 2025
Legislative Ag Fest is held each January at the Arizona Department of Agriculture. The goal is to reach as many state legislators as possible and show them how diverse agriculture is in Arizona and help them see we need their support.
February 2025
Women's Leadership Committee day at the Capital!
February 6, 2025
The women will be meeting at the Arizona Power Authority for a business meeting and Lunch with Senator Tim Dunn. It will be a great day to explore the capital building and meet current legislative representation.
July 2025
Women in Agriculture Conference
July 9-10, 2025
Little America Hotel, Flagstaff, AZ
Save the Date for 26th Annual Women in Agriculture Conference to be held July, at Little America in Flagstaff on July 9th and 10th. This annual conference is hosted by the Arizona Farm Bureau Women's Leadership Committee (WLC).
We are so excited to announce for 2025, we will be taking the Grand Canyon Railway from Williams, AZ to The Grand Canyon. We will be spending the day exploring The Grand Canyon and learning about the local history.
We are proud to announce this years Keynote speaker will be Dr. Jack Elliot.
This annual conference is open to anyone interested in improving their leadership, professional and personal skills. Registration will open on March 1, 2025.
Un-Scheduled Events
Agriculture in the Classroom
Ongoing
Ag in the Classroom is a program to help school children and teachers learn about agriculture and how their food, fiber and ornamental crops are produced. The focus for Women's Leadership (WL) is to get into as many classes as possible. The purpose will be to teach the teachers something about agriculture and help them learn how to use agriculture in teaching reading, writing and math using farm facts, weights and measures and observations.
For more information, contact Katie Aikins at 480.635.3608 or email to katieaikins@azfb.org.
Teachers that want to participate, please call Brandon Moak 602.827.8200 x 389 or bmoak@cals.arizona.edu.
Our Food Link
Ongoing
Our Food Link is devoted to helping Americans learn about agriculture and how to stretch their food dollars with healthy, nutritious food. Various statewide events are held each year. Farm Bureau is helping consumers find solutions to eating healthy on a stretched budget.
Women Leadership members will visit their Legislator at the Arizona State Capitol. Each Legislator will learn about the important issues that face farmers and ranchers everyday.
The Women's Leadership (Arizona farmers and ranchers) will hold several outreach programs that will put a face to agriculture and answer questions Arizona families have about locally ggrid-xn products.