Women in Agriculture Series to be held in Belleville
The Women in Agriculture Educational Series is open to all ladies involved in agriculture in any way. The program is designed to provide information and training on a wide variety of farm management topics that are catered directly to farm women. Participants are provided a comfortable environment where they feel free to ask questions and learn critical skills.
Women with any level of experience in farm management or with any degree of farm involvement are invited to attend; there is something for everyone to learn. You must sign up to attend the entire Series. Sessions will be held on Thursdays, beginning Feb. 21, 2019, from 3:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Astra Bank Basement Meeting Room (1205 18th Street, Belleville, Kansas). Topics include:
Session 1—Feb. 21: What type of gal are you? (personality profile), Telling Your Ag Story;
Session 2—Feb. 28: Ag Marketing and Risk Management, Cost of Production, Global Ag Economy;
Session 3—March 7: Horticulture Production, Soil Health/Cover Crops, FSA, and NRCS Programs;
Session 4—March 14: Quick Books for Farm Record-keeping, Working with Your Lender;
Session 5—March 21: Farm Succession- Changing Hands: Your Legacy, Their Future; and
Session 6—March 28: Livestock Management, Developing Equitable Leases.
The last session will also be open for family members of participants to attend at no additional cost. Registration for the series will continue until a maximum of 25 participants is reached. You must register to reserve your seat. Please contact any River Valley Extension District office for more information or to register. The Belleville Office can be reached at 785-527-5084.
Sponsors that have made this educational series possible include: K-State Research and Extension, Citizens National Bank, AgMark LLC, Kansas Crossroads RC&D, Nelson Seed Sales, FMSI, Republic County Farm Bureau, Astra Bank, Farm Bureau Financial Services, Reinke, Nesika Energy, and Polansky Seed. A special thank you goes out to the organizing committee of Rebecca Frerking, Tatum Couture, Bethany Swafford, Katelyn Durst, Chandra Stuchlik, and Kelsey Hatesohl.
