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SIXTH ANNUAL IOWA "WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE" CONFERENCE ANNOUNCED
Jul. 9, 2012
Source: Iowa Women in Ag news release
"Women Navigating the Future," the sixth annual conference sponsored by Iowa Women in Ag (IWIA), is scheduled for August 7 at the FFA Enrichment Center in Ankeny. Women with any connection to agriculture are encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity to gather with other ag women, interact with an array of experts and share life experiences with one another.
The one-day event will feature breakout sessions on topics ranging from beginning marketing and ag finance to estate/succession planning, as well as discussions about emerging technologies and social media. Options will also include the opportunity to tour Pioneer Hi-Bred, or participation in sessions on leadership, a legislative update, food technologies and cover crops.
The registration fee is $60 for those signing up before August 1. The fee for walk-ins will be $75. Lunch is included with registration. Everyone who registers and pays in advance will be in the drawing for a free iPad. All attendees will be eligible for a drawing to win a Nook Color. Those whose names are drawn must be present to win.
To register online, go to www.iowawomeninag.org. For more information about the conference, contact Deb Schuler by calling (712) 243-4444.
IWIA's goal is to provide educational opportunities women need in order to increase their skills in analyzing and making business and financial decisions.
Sponsors for this event are Farm Credit Services, Iowa Farm Bureau Financial Services, the Iowa Pork Producers Association, Monsanto, Nationwide Agribusiness, Pioneer, Smith Land Service Co., Stine Seed, Successful Farming, Syngenta, USDA Farm Service Agency and the Iowa Soybean Association.
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