Women in Agriculture excel in hosting their first conference

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SAC consultant Mary-Jane Lawrie, providing a run through of the agenda for the day and highlighting the reasoning behind the set-up of the Women in Agriculture committee, described the group as ‘a cross between the WI and a hen party’ – with its values including empowering and increasing confidence and skill among women within the industry.

The welcome was followed by a speech from newly-appointed Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity Jim Fairlie.

Newly appointed minister for agriculture and connectivity Jim Fairlie

Beginning his own personal career as a Perthshire hill farmer and later branching out into a food and events-based catering business, Jim provided details on the Women in Agriculture development programme including the ‘Be your Best Self’ initiative, which aims to increase skills and confidence in women within rural Scotland.

Jim commented: “We are passionate about providing part-funded training through Lantra to women aged 13 and over, including training support from speechmaking to AI – more can be found on the Lantra website.”

L to R : Sarah Miller and Mary-Jane Lawrie

Nikki Yoxall was then introduced as head of research at Pasture for Life and a small-holder in Aberdeenshire. Nikki discussed wellbeing management during her busy schedule including quality of life and the value of your values.

She highlighted: “We must value ourselves and our time – if we don’t, why would anyone else? Remunerating ourselves appropriately and building a resilient business structure is key to better balance.”

Jenn Stewart from Johnston Carmichael during a breakout session

Next up at the conference were the breakout sessions which included topics from industry experts, ranging from wellbeing, succession planning, diversification and agricultural policy.

The team from Farmstrong Scotland delivered a workshop on wellbeing. Using the ‘Wellbeing Bank Account’, attendees were asked to…

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