KEARNEY, Neb. — Risk management will be the focus of the 2018 Women in Agriculture (WIA) Conference February 22-23 at the Holiday Inn Convention Center in Kearney.
The conference is an annual two-day event designed to educate and uplift women producers involved in any aspect of Nebraska’s agricultural industry. Through workshops and presentations, attendees will learn how to better manage risk, improve their farms and ranches, and become more successful operators and business partners.
This conference focuses on the five areas of agricultural risk management with more than 30 concurrent workshops on:
- Production Risk
- Market Risk
- Financial Risk
- Human Risk
- Legal Risk
Keynote speaker Ruth Hambleton, founder of Annie’s Project, will empower and educate women producers. Hambleton counseled hundreds of farm families through the 1980s farm crisis and brings fresh hope for the current financial crunch.
Ann Finkner, Farm Credit Services of America Senior Vice President Chief Administrative Officer, will be the capstone speaker. Finkner understands the complexity, stress, and multiple roles women in agriculture face and will share resources to help women recharge.
Information and Registration
Early bird registration is $125; registrations after February 5 are $150. For more information about the conference, visit the Nebraska Women in Agriculture Conference website or Facebook page.
— Bethany Johnston, University of Nebraska Extension Educator
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