Agenda/Conference Information
Planting Possibilities:
Shaping the Future of Farming
Women in Agriculture Network Conference
Tuesday, February 6th, 2023
Holiday Inn & Suites, St. Cloud MN
8:15 AM
Registration & Coffee Begins
8:45 AM
Welcome
9:00 AM
Keynote Speaker
Kiley Fleming Ed. D., PHR, SHRM-CP
Cultivating Conversations that Yield Success
10:00 AM
Meet Helga, the Dystocia Cow!
Dr. Joe Armstrong
10:10 AM
Break & Grab a Snack
10:20 AM
Concurrent Session 1
Making Sense of Grants and Programs Available to Farmers
Foundations of Effective Farm Meetings
Emergency Planning for Your Farm: Prepare Today; Be Ready Tomorrow
Women in Conservation: Trees and Woods
11:20 AM
Concurrent Session 2
Grants and Programs follow-up: Okay, Now What?
Animal Health and You
Planning for Life Balance in Farming
Is a High Tunnel Right for Your Farm?
12:15 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM
Refocus, Refresh, Recharge
Monica McConkey
1:30 PM
Concurrent Session 3
Let's Not Treat Our Soil Like Dirt
Basics of Taxation and Farm Accounting
Selling your Goods From Your Farm
Weathering the Storm: Advice for Navigating Loss on the Farm
2:25 PM
Break & Grab a Snack
2:35 PM
Panel Discussion
Ag Policies that Affect You as a Farmer
3:20 PM
Closing Remarks
3:30 PM
Safe travels home!
Meet Helga!
The University of Minnesota Extension has recently acquired Helga, a training cow that can mimic dystocia. Helga's debut will be at the Conference!
To get up close and personal with Helga, there will be a sign-up at the conference. The sign-up will be in 30-minute intervals with Dr. Joe and Helga which will allow you to experience her as an educational tool to learn about the delivery of a calf. You will be able to feel and touch in uteri with what's normal and what's not, as well as signs of mastitis after the calf is born.
Other conference resources/opportunities:
If you'll be traveling for the conference on Monday, we also invite you to an informal dinner at Legends Bar and Grill located in the hotel on Monday evening, Feb. 5, at 6:00 p.m. If you're able to attend, please RSVP to Elaine at wagne079@umn.edu. This dinner is not included in your registration fee.
A lactation/baby feeding room will be available during the conference.
