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By: Stefanie Fischhaber
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State Parliament President Ilse Aigner had serious words at the Rural Women's Day in the Neureuthersaal in Gmund.
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More than 200 guests came to Gmund for Rural Women's Day.
The protests against the traffic light policy were a big topic at the event.
The farmers want more recognition.
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– Farmers in the district are currently expressing their dissatisfaction with politics with demonstrations.
At the Rural Women's Day in Gmund, the farmers' wives also made it clear what concerns them.
The motto of the event, which was also under the light of the protests, was more togetherness and appreciation.
Farmers' protests: District chairman thanks rural women for their support
Around 200 guests accepted the invitation to Rural Women's Day in the festively decorated Neureuther Hall.
These include rural women, numerous mayors from the district, members of the Bundestag Alexander Radwan (CSU) and Karl Bär (Greens) as well as State Parliament President Ilse Aigner.
After a joint mass with Pastor Stephan Fischbacher in the St. Ägidius Church, district farmer Brigitta Regauer and the rural women's choir opened the “Wellbeing Day”.
Mayor Alfons Besel was pleased that Rural Women's Day was taking place in Gmund this year.
“Agriculture and society are currently facing major challenges,” he said.
That's why strong cooperation between farmers is important.
In view of these challenges and the current protests, district chairman Josef Huber thanked the farmers for their support.
“The men took off with the tractor and started a fire,” he said.
The stable work and much more was therefore often left to the women.
"Thank you for your help."
District farmer Regauer calls for more appreciation
District farmer Regauer was touched that so many guests came.
“That gives us courage for our work.” Last year was actually a “wonderful year for rural women,” said the woman from Fischbachau.
But the “bad news” from Berlin pulled the rug out from under many people’s feet.
Regauer spoke, for example, about the ban on tethering or the Green Party's push to eat less meat.
The “Spitze” presented the picture book “The Bunny School” by comedian Anke Engelke, which stylized combine harvesters as deadly machines and cast a false light on agriculture (we reported in the national section).
“Agriculture is an essential pillar in society and not a burden,” emphasized Regauer.
Therefore, farmers deserve more appreciation and trust.
She asked the politicians in the room to make decisions based on well-founded experience and not on opinions or ideologies.
Because these decisions would have an impact on the families.
The district farmer thanked the farmers and rural women in the district for their solidarity during the protests.
“We didn’t let ourselves be divided, we pulled together,” she said.
Ilse Aigner shows understanding for protests
Before lunch, Aigner gave her celebratory speech on the topic “Bavaria and farming families – strong together”.
Above all, the constituency representative found serious words about the current situation in agriculture.
Without cohesion, a community doesn't function, she said.
“But appreciation is no longer as natural as it used to be.” The reason for this is that many citizens have little contact with agriculture.
Many politicians also lack an understanding of what happens on the farms and what fears and realities farmers live with.
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A lot has gone wrong, especially in the past two years.
“Many farmers are burnt out and don’t want to do it anymore.” According to Aigner, this is mainly due to the regulations that overwhelm many smaller businesses.
“The agricultural diesel and the vehicle tax were just a drop that broke the camel’s back.” Aigner therefore showed understanding for the protests against the federal government, but also emphasized that it was important to distance oneself from right-wing extremism.
Aigner praises rural women - two members honored
A picture is being painted of agriculture that urgently needs to be corrected, Aigner noted.
To achieve this, more education would have to take place, for example in schools.
She therefore welcomed the Miesbach rural women's plan to provide information there too.
Aigner addressed the rural women with words of praise.
“You are the anchor for the company, the husband, the children.” The women could look at their work with self-confidence and proud chests.
The rural women thanked their guest of honor with applause.
District farmer Regauer was pleased with the supportive words from the President of the State Parliament.
“It speaks from our souls.”
District farmer Brigitta Regauer (2nd from left) and her deputy Manuela Fleckenmaier (left), housekeeper Andrea Deisenrieder (right) from Hausham and village helper Vreni Gloggner from Gmund were honored for their work.
© Stefan Schweihofer
At the end of the event, two members were pleased to receive an honor from Regauer and her deputy Manuela Fleckenmaier: Andrea Deisenrieder from Hausham was honored for her master's degree in nutrition and care, Vreni Gloggner from Gmund for her qualification as a village helper.