Four honorees received the Women Impacting Agriculture award for their contributions to Iowa agriculture during Iowa State University Extension and Outreach’s seventh annual Iowa Women in Ag Leadership Conference on Nov. 30. The recipients were Kellie Blair, who operates Blair Farms with her husband and two children in Webster County; Joanne Roepke Bode, whose family operates the specialty crop business Bode’s Moonlight Gardens; Meredith Nunnikhoven, owner of Barnswallow Flowers, a sustainable fresh-cut flower farm in Mahaska County; and Melissa O’Rourke, who resides in Winneshiek County and recently retired from her position at Iowa State University, where she served as a farm and agribusiness management specialist for 13 years. The Women Impacting Agriculture recognition honors Iowans who are creating a more sustainable state by improving economic resiliency and stability; conserving natural resources; and being influential agricultural leaders, family members and community volunteers, according to a press release.