LE MARS, Iowa — Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Plymouth County offered Annie’s Project in Le Mars, Iowa this past November and December. Annie’s Project is a six-week course which empowers women to be better agricultural business partners and owners. In Annie’s Project women learned about risk assessments, human factors in farming, grain marketing, crop insurance, FSA and NRCS programs, farmland leasing, financial statements, estate planning, farm stress, and planning for retirement. These sessions are taught by local women experts which creates a unique learning experience for the participants.
Participants and ISU Extension and Outreach Staff in the 2018 Le Mars Annie’s Project class were (first row left to right) Debi Douma-Herren, Debra Ahlers, Crystal Schroeder, April Jurgens, Joyce Roeschke, Sterling Meyer, Nyla Wright, and Janelle Johnson, (back row) Madeline Schultz, Ann Schoenrock, Rahkel Hansen, Shelli Peters, Elizabeth Gorczynski, and Ashley Smith, (not pictured) Karol Holton, Lindsey Schlessor, Jill Sokness, and Nancy Tindall.
To learn more or how to get involved in women in agricultural programs contact ISU Extension and Outreach Plymouth County at 712-546-7835 or email xplymouth@iastate.edu .
— Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
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