WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Mike Crapo issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator for Idaho Mike Crapo joined Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Tina Smith (D-Minnesota) in leading a bipartisan resolution to designate March 21, 2026, as "National Women in Agriculture Day" to honor the critical contributions of women in agriculture.
The Senate unanimously passed the resolution (https://www.ernst.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/women_in_ag_resolution.pdf), which highlights the more than 1.2 million (https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Highlights/2024/Census22_HL_FemaleProducers.pdf) women producers across the United States and recognizes their essential roles as farmers, educators, innovators and leaders throughout the agriculture industry....