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Women in Agriculture Conference Set Nov. 1-3
By
Laura Skillman
PRINCETON, Ky., (Aug. 16, 2006) – The Kentucky Women in
Agriculture organization reflects the diversity of women in all
aspects of agriculture, from landowner to producer. The group’s
upcoming conference offers educational opportunities as diverse
as today’s farm women.
“Rooted in Tradition - Exploring the Future” is the theme for
the seventh Kentucky Women in Agriculture Conference Nov. 1-3 at
the Clarion Hotel & Conference Center in Louisville.
Two preconference workshops, Risk-Assessed Business Planning for
Small Producers and From Field to Table, will kick off
activities Nov 1.
The business planning workshop is designed for anyone wanting to
improve the financial outcomes of their agricultural enterprise.
Participants will learn fundamental steps of business planning,
how to develop an enterprise budget, and basic financial and
accounting management practices. Participants will receive a
notebook of guidelines and forms to work through the risk
management practices presented in this workshop.
Marion Simon from Kentucky State University will conduct the
workshop that is supported by a grant from the U.S. Department
of Agriculture’s Southern Region Risk Management Education
Center. There is no charge for this workshop. Advance
registration is required and limited to the first 25
registrants.
From Farm to Table workshop participants will learn about the
University of Kentucky College of Agriculture’s New Crops and
Sustainable Agriculture programs and the Slow Foods movement
across the country. Speakers will share information about
marketing products to specialty grocery stores and ways to
extend the growing season. Registration fee is $10 and includes
lunch and transportation for an afternoon tour of Oxmoor
Gardens, Creation Gardens and Grateful Green. Advance
registration is required and limited to the first 40
registrants.
The conference begins Nov. 2 with Donya Lester, an Indiana farm
wife and executive secretary of the Purdue Agricultural Alumni
Association, as the featured speaker. Three sets of concurrent
sessions will be offered throughout the day in tracks titled
heritage, agritourism, farm safety and security, and telling
your story.
“Agriculture Adventures: Kentucky,” a traveling program
sponsored by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture that
introduces agriculture to schoolchildren, will be featured at
lunch. The evening will conclude with “Taste of Kentucky,” where
participants will be able to sample many value-added Kentucky
products.
Activities on Friday morning will include a series of roundtable
discussions. Participants can choose from a list of 18 topics
ranging from bee products to USDA programs.
Preregistration for the conference is required, and registration
is limited. The registration deadline is Oct. 20. Registration
forms, fee and scholarship information, and conference updates
are available at the organization’s
Web site. |
Contact: Kim Henken, 859-257-3887 |
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