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AFSC announces nominees for 2026 Women in Ag Awards

Agriculture Financial Services (AFSC) is recognizing women from across Alberta whose leadership, innovation and community contributions are shaping the province’s agriculture and agribusiness sector.

AFSC announced the nominees for the 2026 Women in Ag Awards on February 10, Canada’s Agriculture Day, a national celebration of the people who grow our food and strengthen our communities. This year marks the 10th anniversary of Canada’s Agriculture Day, making it a fitting moment to recognize women making an impact across the industry.

Now in its fifth year, the Women in Ag Awards highlights the many roles women play in agriculture, from primary production and research to finance, education, advocacy and community leadership. AFSC received 74 nominations for the 2026 awards, a sign of the continued growth of the award and increasing recognition of women’s leadership across the sector.

Nominees come from communities across Alberta and represent a wide range of roles, including producers, researchers, agri-business professionals, educators, entrepreneurs and community leaders. Together, they reflect the depth and diversity of work women contribute to agriculture, often while balancing business leadership with family and community responsibilities.

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Michael Hinton is an agricultural heritage advocate, songwriter and 2025 National Agricultural Hall of Fame inductee based in Hutchinson, Kansas. Widely known as “America’s Antique Tractor Ambassador,” Hinton has combined his passion for vintage farm machinery, agricultural history, and storytelling to celebrate the people, equipment and rural communities that have helped shape American agriculture.

Through Hinton Songworks, Hinton writes and produces country, Christian-country, inspirational, and holiday music inspired by rural life, faith, family, hard work, dreams, and the experiences that connect generations. His songwriting serves as a creative extension of his agricultural preservation work, giving a musical voice to many of the stories, emotions, and memories behind the “old iron” he has spent years celebrating.