Upcoming Events for Women in Ag
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Women, Food and Agriculture Network is currently accepting applications for our 2016 female farmer mentoring program, Harvesting Our Potential. This is a program that helps train women to become farmers by giving them the opportunity to work on farms with women who are already successful farmers.
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Event for women who want to farm: June 25 in Story City, Iowa |
Are you secretly interested in farming?
If you’re a woman who has been thinking about farming – we have a great opportunity for you to explore that possibility. There are so many different things to think about – business plans, financing, land purchase, legal responsibilities, what to grow, who to sell it to, marketing, food safety regulations…….and the list goes on.
Have I got a deal for you!! On June 25 there will be an informal but highly informational gathering at the Fairview Lodge in Story City. We’ll start the day getting to know each other, and then we’ll listen to resource people share information about many of the topics mentioned above. Finally, we’ll head off on a short trip to two farms with women in leadership positions – Mustard Seed Farm and Lacewing Acres.
Register here:
If you’re a woman who has been thinking about farming – we have a great opportunity for you to explore that possibility. There are so many different things to think about – business plans, financing, land purchase, legal responsibilities, what to grow, who to sell it to, marketing, food safety regulations…….and the list goes on.
Have I got a deal for you!! On June 25 there will be an informal but highly informational gathering at the Fairview Lodge in Story City. We’ll start the day getting to know each other, and then we’ll listen to resource people share information about many of the topics mentioned above. Finally, we’ll head off on a short trip to two farms with women in leadership positions – Mustard Seed Farm and Lacewing Acres.
Register here:
Annual WFAN Conference
Women Protecting Pollinators, Protecting Food
Friday and Saturday, November 6 – 7, 2015
Radisson Quad City Plaza
Davenport, IA
Radisson Quad City Plaza
Davenport, IA
We can't say enough for the WFAN conference. If you want to learn about the phenomenal work women are doing in agriculture here in Iowa, don't miss it! And emphasizing protecting pollinators? If it's vital to agriculture, and life in general, WFAN's on it!
Women Caring for the Land: Conservation Education for Female Landowners
May 2015, Eau Claire, Medord, Marshfield, WI
Free land conservation training sessions for women landowners in Wisconsin, in partnership with the Women Food & Agriculture network.
Free land conservation training sessions for women landowners in Wisconsin, in partnership with the Women Food & Agriculture network.
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 – Verona
Time: 8:30am-3:00pm
Location: West Madison Agricultural Research Station, 8502 Mineral Point Road, Verona, WI 53593
RSVP to: Mindy at 608-224-3718
Time: 8:30am-3:00pm
Location: West Madison Agricultural Research Station, 8502 Mineral Point Road, Verona, WI 53593
RSVP to: Mindy at 608-224-3718
In Her Boots: Sustainable Farming for Women, by Women
July 31, Christensen Farm, Browntown, WI
Host farmer: Katie Dickson
Host farmer: Katie Dickson
Soil Sisters: Celebration of Wisconsin Farms & Rural Life
July 31 - August 2, 2015, Monroe and Brodhead, WI
For three days and with five unique components and involving more than twenty farms, the jam-packed SOIL SISTERS culinary event celebrates Wisconsin’s family farms and rural life in and around the farming communities of Monroe and Brodhead, Wisconsin, over the first weekend of August, 2015.
For three days and with five unique components and involving more than twenty farms, the jam-packed SOIL SISTERS culinary event celebrates Wisconsin’s family farms and rural life in and around the farming communities of Monroe and Brodhead, Wisconsin, over the first weekend of August, 2015.
Annie's Project Upcoming Classes in Farm Management Education for Women in Iowa
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Women in Farming Risk Management Education
Registration is open for the first in a series of four “women only” Women in Farming Risk Management Education workshops to be hosted by the Kansas Rural Center during the spring and summer of 2015. All four of the workshops in KRC’s “Women in Farming” series will highlight the opportunities and the challenges women face as they implement new enterprises on existing farms, begin farming or take over family operations, or just try to adopt new practices and enterprises with their families.
The first workshop will take place on Saturday, March 14, 2015, from 9 am to 3:30 pm, in Lawrence, Kansas. Learn more here:
The first workshop will take place on Saturday, March 14, 2015, from 9 am to 3:30 pm, in Lawrence, Kansas. Learn more here:
Women Changing the Face of Agriculture Conference
Normal, IL
6 March 2015
6 March 2015
The Sweet Roots Festival
Celebrating Women in Agriculture
Buena Vista, CO
5-6 June 2015
Celebrating Women in Agriculture
Buena Vista, CO
5-6 June 2015
Find the details here:
Heart of the Farm
Webinar 12/16/14, 11:00 CST
Women in Ag Learning Network
Webinar 12/16/14, 11:00 CST
Women in Ag Learning Network
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MOSES Organic Farming Conference Feb. 26-28, 2015 La Crosse, WI |
Thanks to Karen Mashek for making sure we don't miss this!
(The links in green are active to take you where you need to go to participate.)
The Women in Agriculture Learning Network invites you to join them for their upcoming Women in Ag Fall 2014 Webinar Series. Three upcoming webinars will focus on women’s leadership roles, what the 2012 Census of Agriculture tells us about women, and why women’s unique roles in agriculture matter.
November 18: Leading the Way
How Women are Changing Board Rooms and Rural Landscapes
Presenter: Krysta Harden, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
December 2: By the Numbers
What the Census of Ag Tells Us about Women Operators
Presenter: Virginia Harris, National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS)
December 16: Heart of the Farm
Why Women’s Unique Family and Farm Business Roles Matter
Presenter: Angela Carter, Iowa State University
Webinar Times: 12:00 p.m. ET, 11:00 a.m. CT, 10:00 a.m. MT, 9:00 a.m. PT
To join the webinars: Go to https://connect.extension.iastate.edu/womeninag about 10 minutes prior to the start time. Click on “Enter as a Guest” and type your name in the space provided, then click on “Enter Room.” For best results, we suggest you use Firefox or Internet Explorer as your web browser. Prior to participating in this Adobe Connect event, please go to the following URL to confirm ability to log on to the Connect server:www.extension.iastate.edu/testconnect.
November 18: Leading the Way
How Women are Changing Board Rooms and Rural Landscapes
Presenter: Krysta Harden, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
December 2: By the Numbers
What the Census of Ag Tells Us about Women Operators
Presenter: Virginia Harris, National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS)
December 16: Heart of the Farm
Why Women’s Unique Family and Farm Business Roles Matter
Presenter: Angela Carter, Iowa State University
Webinar Times: 12:00 p.m. ET, 11:00 a.m. CT, 10:00 a.m. MT, 9:00 a.m. PT
To join the webinars: Go to https://connect.extension.iastate.edu/womeninag about 10 minutes prior to the start time. Click on “Enter as a Guest” and type your name in the space provided, then click on “Enter Room.” For best results, we suggest you use Firefox or Internet Explorer as your web browser. Prior to participating in this Adobe Connect event, please go to the following URL to confirm ability to log on to the Connect server:www.extension.iastate.edu/testconnect.