Teagasc announce national conference celebrating women in agriculture

The conference in October to mark the International Year of the Woman Farmer will promote women's contribution to agriculture and explore future opportunities

(Left to right): Stan Lalor, Teagasc director of knowledge transfer, Carina Roseingrave, ambassador for International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026, Anne Kinsella Teagasc economist, Loreto Ferguson, Teagasc business delivery officer, and Professor Frank O’Mara, director of Teagasc.

A new national conference recognising women in farming to mark International Year of the Woman Farmer will take place this October in Co Offaly.

‘Growing Voices, Women in Farming’ is a national conference being organised by Teagasc to mark the International Year of the Woman Farmer, and will take place on Thursday, October 15, 2026 at the Tullamore Court Hotel, County Offaly.