Nebraska to celebrate women ag leaders

Field of millet in western Nebraska. (Photo by Chabella Guzman.)

The Nebraska Women in Agriculture program will celebrate 40 years with the debut of a photo gallery exhibition, “Legacy of Leadership: Faces of Nebraska Women in Agriculture,” at the 2024 Nebraska State Fair, Aug. 26 to Sept. 2, 501 E. Fonner Park Road, Suite 100, in Grand Island.

The gallery aims to highlight the vital role of women in Nebraska’s agricultural landscape with a collection of portraits captured at the 2024 Nebraska Women in Agriculture Conference by renowned photographer John Noltner. Through portraits and personal stories, Noltner works to bridge divides and encourage dialogue around important issues. He has produced projects for national magazines, Fortune 500 companies and non-profit organizations.

The “Legacy of Leadership: Faces of Nebraska Women in Agriculture” photo gallery will also show Sept. 11 in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Building at Husker Harvest Days, 9000 W. Husker Highway, near Wood River; Oct. 1 to 31, in the Loft Gallery at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s East Campus Union, 1705 Arbor Drive, in Lincoln; and Feb. 20 to 21 at Nebraska Women in Agriculture Conference, 110 2nd Ave., in Kearney.

For more information about the “Legacy of Leadership: Faces of Nebraska Women in Agriculture” photo gallery, visit https://wia.unl.edu.