Welcome

Susanne Hinrichs, Women in Ag Network Leader, will welcome women to the conference and share a few remarks about the day ahead. 

Keynote Speaker

Monica McConkey, Rural Mental Health Specialist

Bend Don't Break: Exploring Resilience

Featuring three tracks:

• Business (Galleries 1-4)

  • How cottage food and value added products can increase farm resilience 

with Cindy Hale and Amy Johnston, Extension educators, Food Safety

• Production (Gallery 5)

  • Over-the-counter (OTC) antibiotics are going away. Are you ready? 

     with Joe Armstrong, Extension educator, Cattle Production

• Safety/Health (Gallery 6)

  • Protecting your family: home, garden, and farm pesticides

with Linda Johns, Associate Director & Coordinator, Pesticide Safety & Environmental Education  

Featuring three tracks:

• Business (Galleries 1-4)

  • Who's on your team? 

with Jill Zieroth, MN Dairy Initiative; Karen Johnson, Extension educator, Livestock Production Systems; Ellyn Oelfke, USDA FSA

• Production (Gallery 5)

  • The connection between carbon, carbon markets, and a resilient soil 

     with Jodi DeJong-Hughes, Extension educator, Soil and Water

• Safety/Health (Gallery 6)

  • Building resilience in farm families through an ambiguous loss based programmatic approach

with Emily Krekelberg, Extension Educator, Farm Safety and Health and Jenifer McGuire, Extension Educator, Family Soil Science