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Successful
Programs
| 41st Annual Belleville Field Day, Annie’s
Project |
| Program Summary: Agronomy
field days are open to men and women, but mostly men show up.
In addition to everything commonly available to men, this field
day will have a wagon for the women, giving them the chance
to tour the plots and glean the kinds of information that interest
them. Production questions, leasing questions, marketing questions,
and an opportunity to ask the expert are set up just for the
ladies at this popular field day. |
Project Director(s): Ruth
Hambleton
Institution or Company: University of Illinois
at Urbana Champaign
E-mail: rhamblet@uiuc.edu
Dates: July 12, 2007 8:50 a.m. to Noon
Location: Belleville, IL (Southwestern Illinois) |
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| American Indian Probate Reform Act -
Fact Sheets for Native American Women |
| Program Summary: Over
200 Native American women have received education packets regarding
the AIPRA. Native American women will want to become more informed
about the the many probate provisions that became effective
on June 20, 2006 of the American Indian Probate Reform Act
of 2004 (AIPRA). AIPRA creates a uniform probate code
for reservations across the United States except for Alaska,
the Five Civilized Tribes, and the Osage. The Act applies
to all individually owned trust lands unless a tribe has its
own probate code that has been approved by the Department of
Interior. None of the seven reservations in Montana have
a DOI approved probate code for trust lands. A series of 14
fact sheets that highlight the new federal law have been developed
by Montana State University faculty Marsha Goetting, Extension
Family Economics Specialist and Kristin Ruppel, Department
of Native American Studies. The fact sheets highlight many
issues such as the fractionation problem on reservations; the
typical ways individuals own reservation land; the meaning
of some of the numbers and terms on Individual Trust Interest
(ITI) reports; the AIPRA definition of eligible heirs and Indian;
how trust property is distributed to heirs under different
rules depending upon whether the undivided interests are five
percent or more or less than five percent; circumstances where
a beneficiary can only receive a life estate; and the rules
for the division of Individual Indian Money accounts to heirs. |
Project Director(s): Marsha
Goetting
Institution or Company: Kentucky Women in
Agriculture, Inc.
E-mail: goetting@montana.edu
Website: http://www.montana.edu/indianland/factsheets.html |
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| Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture
(CISA) |
| Program Summary: In
2004 CISA received a grant from the federal Risk Management
Agency to work with women in agriculture to provide technical
assistance in marketing and business planning.
CISA staff spent time in April 2005 speaking with over 20
women in the CISA Local Hero campaign to learn more about
their specific needs and interests in the areas of marketing
and business planning. Topics of interest included business
skills, brochures, basic web design, business card design,
and selling on-line; best practices in marketing and advertising;
event and festival planning; and, opportunities to network
and collaborate with other women in agriculture.
Programming plans include networking opportunities for women
in agriculture, hands-on experience in marketing and business
planning, and developing Tip Sheets on topics such as How
To Work with the Press, How To Offer Classes and Workshops
on Your Farm, and Special Events Planning.
Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) is a
non-profit organization working to sustain agriculture in
western Massachusetts, throughout the state and across the
country. CISA’s goals are to: build a secure local food
and farming system, strengthen relationships between consumers
and farmers, increase farm profitability, promote environmental
sustainability, preserve rural communities, and to ensure
that fresh, healthy, locally grown food is available, affordable
and accessible for all citizens.
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| Project Director(s):
Therese Fitzsimmons
Institution or Company: Community Involved
in Sustaining Agriculture
E-mail: therese@buylocalfood.com
Phone: (413) 665-7100
Website: n/a
Collaborators: n/a
Funding resources: n/a |
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| Delaware Women in Agriculture: Challenges
and Opportunities |
| Program Summary: The
goal of the Women in Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities
conference in Delaware is two-fold; to recognize women for the
critical role they play in day-to-day farm and agribusiness
activities and to provide risk management information and tools
so that participants can make informed decisions concerning
their agribusiness and family. This conference offers an opportunity
for participants to learn and network in a relaxed atmosphere.
The annual Women in Agriculture conference began in 2002
featuring a keynote speaker from Nebraska, Lynette Brown,
and six educational workshop opportunities. The conference
was a day-long event with over 60 participants from Delaware
and Maryland. Since then, conference participation has grown,
as has the number of “on-farm ag women” participation
increased.
The conference is grant funded. In the past, we have been
fortunate to have been awarded grants through the Northeast
Center for Risk Management Education and the Risk Management
Agency. Additional conference support comes from Farm Credit,
Farm Bureau, cooperating institutions, and local, regional,
and national vendors.
The conference has been held as a regional event twice, and
with great success in 2004 and 2006. Collaborating institutions
for the regional efforts include Delaware State University,
the University of Maryland, and Rutgers, the State University
of New Jersey. At this time, our hope is to continue to present
the conference as a regional event in alternating years.
Our web page contains conference information. The links to
past conference materials includes information about the educational
workshops, conference speakers, and funding sources.
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| Project Director(s):
Laurie Wolinski
Institution or Company: University of Delaware
Cooperative Extension
E-mail: lgw@udel.edu
Phone: (302) 831-2538
Website: http://ag.udel.edu/extension/kent/womeninag.htm
Collaborators: Delaware State University,
the University of Maryland, and Rutgers, the State University
of New Jersey
Funding resources: Northeast Center for Risk
Management Education and the Risk Management Agency, Farm
Credit, Farm Bureau, cooperating institutions, and local,
regional, and national vendors |
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| Heart of the Farm |
| Mission: Farm Management and Production
Education for Women Improving Farm Business Decision-Making
Goal: The Heart of the Farm - Women in Agriculture Conference
Series and Annie's Project address the needs of farm women
by
providing education on pertinent topics, connecting them
with agricultural resources, and creating support networks.
Heart of the Farm offers 1-day conferences, training programs,
networking, hands-on workshops, programming on business planning,
farm management, human resources and more. |
| Project Director(s):
Jenny Vanderlin & Joy Kirkpartick
Institution or Company: University of Wisconsin
Extension
E-mail: hof@uwex.edu
Phone: (608) 263-7795
Website: http://www.uwex.edu/ces/heartofthefarm
Collaborators:
Funding resources: UW Extension Agriculture & Natural
Resources UW F.A.R.M. Team, North Central Risk Management Education
Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture Research, Education & Economics,
UW-Center for Dairy Profitability, Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board |
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| Iowa Women in Agriculture: How we are
helping Iowa Women |
| Program Summary: Iowa
Women in Agriculture is an ongoing organization for women involved
in all aspects of agriculture in Iowa. We have developed three
programs, Commodity Marketing, Options, and Finance and Risk
Management (F.A.R.M.), these programs were delivered in fall
of 2005 and early 2006. The organization has also had a meeting
with Professional women involved in agriculture and what they
think is needed. Developing a job shadowing program for youth
and supporting women’s conferences and meetings around
the state. |
| Project Director(s):
April Hemmes, Kirk Leeds and Mary Whitcomb
Institution or Company: Iowa Women in Agriculture
E-mail: tkaz@hughes.net
Phone: (515) 251-3202
Website: http://www.iowawomeninag.org
Collaborators: n/a
Funding resources: RMA, Friends of Iowa Women
in Agriculture, Corporate Donations |
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| Kentucky Women in Agriculture, Inc. |
| Program Summary: What
began with a statewide conference in 1999 continues today with
a membership organization working to empower women through
education, involvement and action. Kentucky Women in Agriculture,
Inc. is a diverse group of individuals with ties to the agriculture
industry in the state. Members include farm/agribusiness owners
and operators, agriculture entrepreneurs, personnel from state
and federal agencies, agriculture educators, students with
an interest in agriculture, and consumers interested in promoting
and purchasing local food. Kentucky Women in Agriculture, Inc.
is dedicated to: promoting the involvement of women in agriculture;
developing leadership as spokespersons to articulate the value
of Kentucky agriculture; creating a cooperative feeling among
women involved in agriculture; developing a communication network
with producers and consumers to promote agricultural products
and services for the benefit of Kentuckians; and making a positive
difference in the agriculture industry in the Commonwealth. |
Project Director(s): Ashley
Osborne
Institution or Company: Kentucky Women in
Agriculture, Inc.
E-mail: info@kywomeninag.com
Website: http://www.kywomeninag.com
Dates: October 31 – November 2
Location: Lexington, KY |
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| Ladies Ag Day |
| Program Summary: Ladies
Ag Day features an informative and entertaining agenda for
ALL ladies. Ladies Ag Day will focus on meeting the needs
of women in agriculture by addressing the personal, family,
and farm issues that affect their lives, their families, and
their farm businesses. |
Project Director(s): Julia
Pryor
Institution or Company: University of Illinois
at Urbana Champaign-Fulton County
E-mail: jpryor@uiuc.edu
Website: http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/fulton
Dates: August 24, 2007, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00
p.m.
Location: Lewiston, IL (Western Illinois) |
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| Midwest Women in Agriculture Conference |
| Program Summary: The
Midwest Women in Agriculture conference was designed to meet
the needs of women in agriculture by addressing the personal,
family, and farm issues that affect their lives, their families,
and their farm businesses. Women play major roles in making
their family farms profitable and ensuring the emotional well-being
of their farm families. To assist women with these needs, a
team of Purdue Extension educators has sponsored this conference
annually since 2002. The conference has empowered over 650 men
and men from six states over the past five years, giving them
the tools they need to make decisions about their family farms.
Success of a one day conference merited an expansion to a two
day event in 2003 and 2004. The conference was expanded to two
locations in 2006. Topics at the conference addressed such issues
as: stress reduction, differences between men and women, agricultural
products marketing, financial planning for later life, farming
without a spouse, rural-urban relations, diversified agriculture,
insurance, landscaping, tax tips, passing on the family farm,
conflict management, working with a farm lender, the future
of agriculture and small-scale agriculture enterprise development
among other topics. Women reported by attending the conference
increased confidence, morale, motivation, and support from others
dealing with similar issues. The conference has also helped
women to define their role in making the farm profitable and
to build a network of support. |
| Project Director(s):
Kelly Easterday and Stacy Herr
Institution or Company: Purdue Extension
E-mail: keasterday@purdue.edu
Phone: (574) 372-2340
Website: http://www.agriculture.purdue.edu/wia/
Collaborators: Various
Funding resources: 2006 – North Central
Region Risk Management Agency Grant, Local sponsors |
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| Oklahoma Women in Agriculture and Small
Business Conferences |
| Program Summary:The fifth annual Oklahoma statewide Women in Agriculture & Small
Business Conference is September 18-19, 2008 at the Moore Norman
Technology Center at SW 134th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue in Oklahoma
City. |
| Project Director(s):
Larry Wright
Institution or Company: Great Plains Resource
Conservation & Development
E-mail: Larry.Wright@ok.usda.gov
Phone: (580) 832-3661
Website: http://www.greatplainsrcd.org/wasbw.php
Collaborators: Redlands Community College,
USDA NRCS, Risk Management Agency, Oklahoma State University
Extension, other Conservation Districts
Funding resources: RMA, registration fees,
vendor booths |
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| Pennsylvania Women's Ag Network (PA-WAgN) |
Program Summary:
The Pennsylvania Women's Agricultural Network (PA-WAgN) supports
women in agriculture by providing a positive learning environment,
networking, and empowerment. PA-WAgN members are women farmers,
agricultural professionals, and educators committed to supporting
and providing educational opportunities to women working in
agriculture and ag-related businesses. PA-WAgN offers:
On-farm education
Hands-on workshops
Conferences
Networking
Mentoring
Programming, including information for women farmers on business
planning, farm management, direct marketing, farm equipment
and safety, and health.
On-line newsletters |
| Project Director(s):
Carolyn Sachs
Institution or Company: Penn State University
E-mail: n/a
Phone: n/a
Website: http://wagn.cas.psu.edu
Collaborators: Dr. Mary Barbercheck, Dr.
Kathryn Brasier, Dr. Jill Findeis, Dr. Nancy Ellen Kiernan,
Linda Stewart Moist, Dr. Amy Trauger, Ann Stone
Funding resources: NRI, SARE, Penn State
University College of Agricultural Sciences |
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| Regional Women in Agriculture Program |
Program Summary: The
WIA Program in the DE, MD and NJ region has expanded. In
order to offer programming throughout the year, we have begun
a "Women
in Ag Network" in addition to the annual conference. The
goal of Women in Agriculture Conference is two-fold; to recognize
women for the critical role they play in day-to-day farm and
agribusiness activities and to provide risk management information
and tools so that participants can make informed decisions
concerning their agribusiness and family. This conference offers
an opportunity for participants to learn and network in a relaxed
atmosphere.
The Women in Agriculture Network is an active group
of "ag
women" who attend on-farm workshops or informal classroom
workshops with the intention of learning, hands-on, risk
management practices or tools. WIA network participants find
value in
learning from each other, as these sessions are intended
to be interactive. |
| Project Director(s):
Laurie Wolinski
Institution or Company: University of Delaware
E-mail: lgw@udel.edu
Website: http://ag.udel.edu/extension/kent/womeninag.htm
Dates: 2008 Conference - Jan. 24 -25, 2008
Location: Dover Downs Hotel, Dover, Delaware |
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| Rural Women in America |
Program Summary: September
17, 2005 was the 3rd Annual Rural Women in America (RWA) Conference
which bought region of women together to improve their Human
Risk Management skills and network with their peers in Rural
America.
Two hundred-fifty women from SW North Dakota, NW South Dakota,
and SE Montana gather in Bowman, ND. This one-day conference
featured two speakers delivering a message of self-discovery
and giving women the skills to strengthen family relationships.
RWA also offered workshop sessions to choose from: Health Risk
Factors; Marriage Communications; Financial Guide for Women;
Personality Priorities; and Home Maintenance.
The 2005 RWA conference, filled attendees risk management “toolbox”
with new communication skills, financial planning tips, home
improvement ideas, health screening ideas, and a large network
of peers to improve and sustain the viability of our rural families,
communities, and region. |
| Project Director(s):
Camie Janikowski
Institution or Company: Bowman-Slope Soil
Conservation District
E-mail: n/a
Phone: n/a
Website: n/a
Collaborators: Kay Anderson
Funding resources: North Central Risk Management
Education Center |
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| University of Vermont Extension Women's
Agricultural Network (WAgN) |
| Program Summary: The
University of Vermont Extension Women's Agricultural Network
(WAgN-VT) offers a variety of educational, technical assistance,
and networking opportunities. WAgN's mission is to increase
the number of women owning and operating profitable farms and
ag-related businesses, and to raise the profile of women in
leadership positions throughout the agricultural sectors of
business, government and community.
From developing and assessing a business idea through the
advanced planning and implementation phases, WAgN offers a
program to support and encourage these varying levels. Our
offerings include:
Classes & workshops, Conferences, Networking events, Newsletters,
Listserve, and On-Line Education. Our website includes a calendar
of events, upcoming classes, farmer spotlights, agency profiles,
publications as well as other items of interest.
Project Director(s):
Institution or Company:
E-mail:
Phone:
Website:
Collaborators: .
Funding resources:
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| Project Director(s):
Mary Peabody, Beth Holtzman
Institution or Company: University of Vermont
Extension
E-mail: wagn@uvm.edu
Phone: 802-223-2389 x15
Website: http://www.uvm.edu/wagn
Collaborators: University of Vermont Extension
System, UVM’s Center for Sustainable Agriculture, and
the United States Department of Agriculture
Funding resources: USDA-CSREES, Northeast
Center for Risk Management Education, Northeast SARE, Vermont
Women's Fund, corporate sponsors |
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| Women, Food, and Agriculture Network |
| Program Summary: Women,
Food, and Agriculture Network (WFAN) links and empowers women
to build food systems and communities that are healthy, just,
and sustainable and that promote environmental integrity.
WFAN offers internships and apprenticeships for beginning and
transitioning farmers and support for women landowners interested
in transitioning to sustainable practices. WFAN links
its membership through a quarterly newsletter, a monthly e-newsletter,
a Fall Harvest Gathering, summer meeting, and summer women’s
retreat. WFAN also offers professional development opportunities
for women sustainable agricultural leaders. |
| Contact: Cassi
Johnson
Institution or Company: Women, Food, and
Agriculture Network
E-mail: info@wfan.org
Phone: (712) 243-3264
Website: http://www.wfan.org
Collaborators: n/a
Funding resources: Member, agency, and foundation
support |
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| Women in Ag - Washington State University
Extension |
| Program Summary: The
2nd annual statewide Women in Agriculture Conference will be
held on Saturday, April 22, 2006 in East Wenatchee, WA. The
conference is being conducted by Washington State University
Extension to give women the tools and information they need
to help their family farm operations and agribusinesses succeed.
“This conference has been planned by women for women and
acknowledges the different roles and variety of farm, family
and personal decisions that women make, from active involvement
in day-to-day operations, to women as land owners/operators
and those who make decisions and play supporting roles. |
| Project Director(s):
Margaret A. Viebrock & Ann Diede
Institution or Company: Washington State
University Extension
E-mail: viebrock@wsu.edu
Phone: (509) 745-8531
Website: http://ffsn.wsu.edu
Collaborators:
Funding resources: WSU Western Center for
Risk Management Education and 30+ ag businesses, commodity
groups, organizations and financial institutions |
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| Women Marketing Grain, Chicago Board
of Trade Field Day |
| Program Summary: Women
sharpening their grain marketing skills can see first hand
the process of price discovery at the Chicago Board of Trade.
Women can attend a seminar on options, plus a tour of the trading
pits, compliments of Mark Gold, Managing partner of Top Third
Ag Marketing. |
| Project Director(s):
Ruth Hambleton
Institution or Company: University of Illinois
at Urbana Champaign
E-mail: rhamblet@uiuc.edu
Dates: April 8 & 9, 2007
Location: Chicago Board of Trade, LaSalle Street,
Chicago, IL |
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