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🗓️ Exhibits: September 1-3, 2026           🕔 Show Hours: Tues - Thurs 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.          📍Farm Progress Show | Boone, Iowa

WOMEN IN THE FIELD

Celebrate the International Year of the Woman Farmer

2–3:30 p.m. CT | September 2, 2026 | Hospitality Tent (Lot #625)

Join us as we kick off with the Women in the Field Producer of the Year Award, followed by an inspiring panel of female farmers hosted by FarmHer + RanchHer Kirbe Schnoor. Stay for the networking reception.

PROGRAM DETAILS

2 p.m. – Finalist Panel Discussion & Awards Ceremony  

The program opens with the presentation of the inaugural Women in the Field: Producer of the Year Award. All four finalists will speak on a panel hosted by Kirbe Schnoor of FarmHer + RanchHer. They will be recognized for their achievements, with the winner announced during the ceremony. 

2:40 p.m. – A View From the Field

Sponsored by PepsiCo, this panel discussion delivers insights through the lens of real-world challenges and opportunities facing producers, the role of partnerships and the future of farming. 

3 p.m. – Reception and Networking 

The program concludes with a reception and networking opportunity, also sponsored by PepsiCo, providing attendees the chance to connect with the finalists, industry leaders and fellow farmers.