Winter Workshops Focus on Farm Women
By Ed Farris on Wednesday, December 21st, 2011 |
The Purdue Extension Women in Agriculture Team has set winter program opportunities for farm women.
“Women to Women: Educating Women about Farm Commodity Marketing” is a program that will be held on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 from 9 a.m.—4 p.m. at the Boathouse Restaurant—700 Park Avenue in Winona Lake. The featured speaker at this workshop is Naomi Blohm from Stewart-Peterson Inc., a commodity consulting and marketing services firm.
Naomi is an expert at advising farmers how to manage their cash marketing needs and properly use futures and options. She also helps them understand the importance of managing basis, delivery point considerations, cash flow needs and storage capacity.
Pre-registration is required by Thursday, January 19 to insure adequate materials are available for participants. Registration Fee is $30/person—includes meal, refreshments and handouts. This workshop is limited to 50 participants. If you have questions or need more information, contact Kelly Heckaman at Purdue Extension—Kosciusko County by calling (574) 372-2340 or via email: kheckaman@purdue.edu .
Another annual event is the Midwest Women in Agriculture conference. The conference will be Feb. 29 to March 1 at the Shipshewana Town Center, 760 S. Van Buren St., Shipshewana, Indiana.
One of this year's keynote speeches is aimed toward women who are searching for living their legacies. In her speech "Bury Me With My Pearls," professional speaker Jane Herlog uses a pearl analogy - cultured, uncultured and the power of the seed pearls - to empower women to handle business and personal challenges with grace and humor.
The other keynote speaker, Pam Boocher, senior marketing associate from Elanco, will explore the benefits of modern, efficient technology used in food production in her speech "What Consumers Want: Technology Fighting for a Change to Feed the World."
Other topics covered at the conference will include farm marketing, estate basics, grain bin safety, depression in women and couponing.
The conference fee is $80 for one day or $90 for both if registered before Feb. 15. After Feb. 15, the cost is $115 for one day or $140 for both days. The fee includes lunch on both days and dinner the first evening. Lodging is not included in the registration fee.
There will be a hotel room block available for conference attendees at Amish Country Inn, 800 S. Van Buren St., Shipshewana, 260-765-7688. To receive the conference rate, reservations must be made by Feb. 15.
To register or for more information, visit the Purdue University Women in Agriculture website at http://www.agriculture.purdue.edu/wia .
If you have questions about these programs or if you would like copies of brochures, contact Ed Farris, Agriculture and Natural Resource Educator, Purdue Extension – Huntington County Office, 354 N Jefferson – Suite 202, Huntington by calling 260-358-4826.
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