Women Learn About Agriculture Issues
by Sandra Wick, Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent
Recently, women gathered at the Smith County Courthouse and at the Mankato Community Center to focus on agriculture business management. Women in Agriculture meetings were held in Smith Center and in Mankato with the same topics at each of the programs. Whether a landowner, leader or helpmate; women play an important role in ensuring the success of family farm enterprises. The meetings, hosted by K-State Research and Extension’s Post Rock District, provided a unique environment where women can focus on increasing efficiency through their specific roles.
Throughout the morning sessions, women identified ways to maintain production growth while conserving the environment with Steve Wingerson and Mike Waite, Natural Resources Conservation Service. Keeping financial records is critical with any agricultural enterprise and Brian Shulda, Mankato Exchange Bank, provided information on the importance of keeping records along with identifying specific records and their role in agriculture. They received a grain market summary update from Dan O’Brien, K-State Research and Extension Northwest Area Ag Economist. Cary Tucker and Jim Peroutek, Farm Service Agency, provided updates about the potential impact of the new farm bill, and Lori Kugler, Smith County Bank, elaborated about retirement options for farm wives.
After networking over lunch, Nora Rhoades, Post Rock Extension Family and Youth Development Agent, facilitated a discussion about communication strategies that promote strong families and successful businesses. The programs closed with an update from Sandra Wick, Post Rock Extension Agriculture Agent, about regional leasing arrangement trends, along with developing equitable leases and provided results from the 2013 Post Rock Leasing Arrangements Survey.
“This type of meeting not only provides agricultural information on issues and concerns facing farm wives or women in agriculture, but creates an excellent networking opportunity for women to meet and visit others in north central Kansas.” stated Wick, “We are most appreciative of our local partners for making presentations and providing valuable information to the participants.” Throughout the meetings women learned and shared about up-to-date production strategies, practical tips, and rural life lessons.
If you were able to attend either of the recent Post Rock Extension Women in Agriculture meetings, contact any office of the Post Rock Extension District in Beloit, Lincoln, Mankato, Osborne or Smith Center for copies of the materials from the meetings.
Osborne will be the location tonight (April 28) of an additional Women in Agriculture meeting with “Farm Transition Planning” as the featured topic with Mike Irvin, Kansas Farm Bureau Legal Foundation as the guest speaker.
Recently, women gathered at the Smith County Courthouse and at the Mankato Community Center to focus on agriculture business management. Women in Agriculture meetings were held in Smith Center and in Mankato with the same topics at each of the programs. Whether a landowner, leader or helpmate; women play an important role in ensuring the success of family farm enterprises. The meetings, hosted by K-State Research and Extension’s Post Rock District, provided a unique environment where women can focus on increasing efficiency through their specific roles.
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Sandra
Wick, Post Rock Extension District Agriculture Agent,
presented information on developing equitable leases along with the results
of the 2013 Post Rock Extension Leasing Arrangements survey. |
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Nora Rhoades, Post Rock Extension
District Family and Youth Development Agent,
presented at both of the Women in Agriculture meetings and provided communication
strategies for farm families.
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“This type of meeting not only provides agricultural information on issues and concerns facing farm wives or women in agriculture, but creates an excellent networking opportunity for women to meet and visit others in north central Kansas.” stated Wick, “We are most appreciative of our local partners for making presentations and providing valuable information to the participants.” Throughout the meetings women learned and shared about up-to-date production strategies, practical tips, and rural life lessons.
If you were able to attend either of the recent Post Rock Extension Women in Agriculture meetings, contact any office of the Post Rock Extension District in Beloit, Lincoln, Mankato, Osborne or Smith Center for copies of the materials from the meetings.
Osborne will be the location tonight (April 28) of an additional Women in Agriculture meeting with “Farm Transition Planning” as the featured topic with Mike Irvin, Kansas Farm Bureau Legal Foundation as the guest speaker.
