At 84, Uruguayan farmer continues family tradition
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In Uruguay, Malena Sanguinetti Ponce de León, 84, still manages her family’s farm in Canelones, near Montevideo.
The Asociación Rural del Uruguay (ARU) honoured Sanguinetti along with three other people at the 121st Expo Rural del Prado for their dedication to rural life and production. Her family acquired the land in 1907, and her father began farming it three decades later.
Sanguinetti adapted her farming methods at age 70, revitalising the 62-hectare property with a 70-pasture rotational grazing system that provides water and shade to livestock. She also improved her cattle by using Red Angus genetics and selecting for moderate-sized animals. Although she wished she could have continued her formal education, Sanguinetti emphasized lifelong learning through work and experience.
She initially hesitated to accept the ARU’s recognition, but ultimately attended the Expo Rural to receive it, becoming a featured figure at the event’s opening. The ARU used these four stories to represent the many people working in Uruguayan agriculture.
