WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE COURSE TO BE OFFERED IN WEST BURLINGTON & MT. PLEASANT
Managing for Today and Tomorrow
Farm women have a key role in successful farm transitions. Planning ensures the farm can continue to the next generation as a productive agricultural business. Managing for Today and Tomorrow offers sessions, taught by Extension specialists and local professionals, that focus on how decisions made during business, estate, retirement and succession planning all combine to form a farm transition plan. This course is taught in the tradition of Annie’s Project and incorporates a comfortable and supportive learning environment. Course participants of all ages and experience levels will be empowered to confidently set goals, nurture effective family or non-family conversations, and define the farm legacy.
The course is being offered jointly by the Des Moines and Henry County Extension Offices. Classes will meet on Thursday evenings- January 27, February 3, February 10, February 17 and February 24, 2022 from 6:00-9:00pm. A meal will be provided prior to each class starting at 5:30pm. The class location will alternate between West Burlington and Mt. Pleasant. The first session will meet in West Burlington on January 27.
“Farm women in our area will greatly benefit from this program,” said Darbee Lewis, Ag & Youth Educator for Henry County Extension and Outreach, “This course empowers women to gain knowledge and become an active voice in both farm and life decisions.”
Online registration is required by January 20. To learn more or to register, visit the website https://www.aep.iastate.edu/womeninag/2022/henry.html, contact Charles Brown, ISU Extension and Outreach Farm Management Specialist, at crbrown@iastate.edu or 641-673-5841, or contact the Henry County Extension Office at 319-385-8126.