WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Joni Ernst issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, led 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://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.ernst.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/women_in_ag_resolution.pdf__;!!BSgrhSFG!A7Y1IxVTmLbcsaC-NAIvv_IqnksefrelIdibL34i0whwjINFGEwMavuINTQce64vwgENz5plO4nGXbjZjiTqBcEBd9G-CyyuRA$), which highlights the more than 1.2 million (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Highlights/2024/Census22_HL_FemaleProducer...