March 2025 - 18

WOMEN IN AG
Celebrating WOMEN
IN AGRICULTURE
March 21 is celebrated as National Women in Agriculture Day
BY HEATHER MACHOVINA
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houghtfully overlapping Women's History Month
and National Agriculture Week is National Women
in Agriculture Day on March 21.
U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Tina Smith
(D-Minnesota) led a bipartisan group, including every
female senator, in highlighting the roles women play in
agriculture with this new national day of recognition.
" Women have always played an essential role in farming, "
Smith said in a 2024 press release. " I'm proud to support
this bipartisan effort to set aside a day during Women's
History Month and National Agriculture Week where we
step back and recognize the women who have been central
to our agricultural achievements and success. "
" I'm honored to recognize the more than 1.2 million
female farmers and producers in the U.S. that are
Michelle Klieger
President of Stratagerm Consulting
stratagerm.com
michelle@stratagerm.com
Six years ago, Michelle Klieger started Stratagerm
Consulting as a way to use her economic training
to develop cross-ag solutions for problems she
recognized in the agriculture sector at large. There's
not a one-size-fits-all approach to any
facet of agriculture, and she knows
how to get people thinking
outside of existing systems to
move forward.
Michelle can't live without
her library card and can often
be found reading in her spare
time, if she's not enjoying
the outdoors, gardening
or playing with her kids.
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essential to feeding and fueling our world, " said Ernst,
who serves on the Senate Agriculture Committee, in the
release. " Women who are producers, educators, advocates
and mentors lead the way in the field today and foster the
next generation of agriculturalists for tomorrow. "
GPN recognizes that there are many women in
horticulture who keep our industry strong with their
knowledge and innovations, and we thank you!
During this time of celebration, I'd like to highlight
GPN's Forty Under 40 program that honors 40 individuals
every year for the strength and knowledge they bring
to our industry. These four women are small business
owners and recent Forty Under 40 honorees who are
moving horticulture/agriculture forward by meeting
challenges today.
Della Fetzer
Founder of Rebel Cultures
rebelcultures.com
della@rebelcultures.com
Della Fetzer believes entire
plant production supply
chains must become local
again, which is why she
started her tissue culture
business Rebel Cultures. Now,
she is in the process of creating
a first-of-its-kind plant replication
system to help solve this challenge
without needing hyper-clean labs.
Away from the lab, Della loves to read, is a
lifelong swimmer and has managed to find
time to learn vocational Spanish
and Mandarin Chinese.

http://www.stratagerm.com http://www.rebelcultures.com http://www.GPNMAG.COM

March 2025

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of March 2025

Table of Contents
Editor's Report
2025 California Spring Trials | New expectations: 2026 variety introductions
Variety Information | New varieties for 2025
Grower Profile | Celebrating a centennial anniversary
Inventory Management | Coloring conjectures
Women in Ag | Celebrating women in agriculture
Duets | Small grower automation and robotics: A young, fresh perspective
Culture Report | Miscanthus 'Scout'
Forty Under 40 Perspectives | Growing green: Research innovations shape floriculture
AmericanHort | Predicting your numbers
Product Marketplace
Classifieds/Ad Index
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March 2025 - 2
March 2025 - Table of Contents
March 2025 - Editor's Report
March 2025 - 5
March 2025 - 2025 California Spring Trials | New expectations: 2026 variety introductions
March 2025 - 7
March 2025 - 8
March 2025 - 9
March 2025 - Variety Information | New varieties for 2025
March 2025 - 11
March 2025 - 12
March 2025 - 13
March 2025 - Grower Profile | Celebrating a centennial anniversary
March 2025 - 15
March 2025 - Inventory Management | Coloring conjectures
March 2025 - 17
March 2025 - Women in Ag | Celebrating women in agriculture
March 2025 - 19
March 2025 - Duets | Small grower automation and robotics: A young, fresh perspective
March 2025 - 21
March 2025 - 22
March 2025 - 23
March 2025 - Culture Report | Miscanthus 'Scout'
March 2025 - 25
March 2025 - Forty Under 40 Perspectives | Growing green: Research innovations shape floriculture
March 2025 - 27
March 2025 - AmericanHort | Predicting your numbers
March 2025 - 29
March 2025 - Product Marketplace
March 2025 - 31
March 2025 - 32
March 2025 - 33
March 2025 - Classifieds/Ad Index
March 2025 - 35
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