Women’s Leadership Committee

CFBA’s Women’s Leadership Committee is an active and engaged group of women who focus on agricultural education. WLC initiates projects beyond typical county farm bureau activities with a special emphasis on education.

WLC takes on projects beyond traditional county Farm Bureau activites, expanding the role of Farm Bureau in local communities, especially focused on agricultural education.

What does the committee focus on?

Leadership Development

The Women's Leadership Committee offers numerous opportunities to develop leadership skills through a highly-regarded annual national women’s leadership conference and other regional and state-wide training programs. Women are essential to agriculture, and the WLC offers opportunities for women to sharpen their skills and strengthen their ability to inspire change.

Barn Bookcases

WLC initiated a special program to placed barn-shaped bookcases loaded with agriculture books in school libraries across the state. Since it’s inception over 18 bookcases have been place in school libraries throughout the state. The cost of the bookshelves and the books themselves was underwritten by local farms, county Farm Bureaus and the Connecticut Ag Education Foundation.

Read Across Connecticut

Working with the Connecticut Agricultural Education Foundation (CTAEF), the Women's Leadership Committee coordinates Connecticut’s Ag in the Classroom Program. This year WLC coordinated volunteers to read in more than 150 classrooms for a special Read Across Connecticut campaign, designed to promote literacy and a love of reading.

Farm Tours

The WLC has hosted statewide Local Food/Local Farm tours to give consumers a behind-the-scene look at the challenges facing family-farming businesses. This was tour was funded by the Connecticut Humanities Council.

Legislative Program

Get to know your local legislators and help them understand the challenges that modern farm businesses face. WLC Committee members initiate letter-writing and phone campaigns, sponsor county meet-the-candidate meetings and make personal contacts with legislators on farm issues. The Women’s Committee table at Ag Day at the Capitol is a highlight featuring locally-grown foods.

Find Out More

Are you a woman involved in farming or an agricultural business and interested in educating people about agriculture? This committee is for you! Contact adminsupport@cfba.org or call 860-768-1100 for more information.