PASSED: Senate Approves Legislation Led by Sen. Moran & Colleagues to Honor Women in Agriculture

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry - today applauded the Senate's unanimous passage of a bipartisan resolution he introduced with Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) to designate March 21st, 2026, as "National Women in Agriculture Day." The resolution honors the 1.2 million women producers in Kansas and across the U.S. and recognizes their significant contributions to the agriculture industry as farmers, educators, innovators and leaders.

"In Kansas and across the country, countless women play an important role in agriculture, managing family farms, educating the next generation of producers and supporting our rural communities," said Sen. Moran. "As we recognize National Women in Agriculture Day, we thank them for their hard work, resilience and dedication to keeping our agriculture industry strong and investing in the future of rural America."

"Women have always been at the heart of American agriculture," said Sen. Ernst. "Growing up on a family farm, I saw firsthand the vital role women like my mother played, and today my sister continues that legacy. From family farms to cutting-edge agribusiness, women are leading, innovating, and helping feed and fuel the world. I'm proud to lead this resolution to recognize and support the women who are breaking barriers and shaping the future of agriculture."

"Agriculture is the backbone of Minnesota's economy, and women have always played an essential role in this sector," said Sen. Smith. "I'm proud we have introduced this bipartisan resolution to designate a day during Women's History Month and National Agriculture Week to recognize the achievements of the women across the country who have been the key to our agricultural success."

Full text of the resolution can be found here.

The resolution was also cosponsored by Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Ashley Moody (R-Fla.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), James Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), John Fetterman (D-Penn.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Angus King (I-Maine), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.).

U.S. Representatives Kat Cammack (R-FL-03) and Angie Craig (D-MN-02) have introduced a companion resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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