WEBINAR – WOMEN IN AG: How women are changing boardrooms and rural landscapes

https://connect.extension.iastate.edu/womeninag

Leading the WayHow Women are Changing Board Rooms and Rural Landscapes Presented by: Krysta Harden, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture

Tuesday, November 18

9:00 a.m. Pacific Time – 30-minute webinar

Krysta Harden, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, will discuss women’s leadership roles in agriculture. As a daughter of farmers, Harden understands the changing face of agriculture and the need to create and expand opportunities in rural America. Harden’s highest priority is to ensure that beginning farmers and the growing ranks of agriculture – women, young people, immigrants, socially disadvantaged producers, returning veterans and retirees – have access to the programs and support they need.

As USDA’s third female Deputy Secretary, Harden is interested in building a strong and diverse future for women in agriculture.

Deputy Secretary Harden will be joined on the webinar by Dr. Jewel Hairston, Dean at the Virginia State University College of Agriculture, and Kate Danner, a young farmer from Illinois.

More than ever before, we see women manage farms and ranches, lead agricultural policy, and work at the helm of agribusinesses. The number of farms and ranches owned and operated by women has been steadily increasing over the past several years. We invite you to join for this webinar to discuss the future of the U.S. agriculture system and the importance of transferring knowledge, retaining talent, and supporting the women leaders of tomorrow.

To join the webinar, go to https://connect.extension.iastate.edu/womeninag about 10 minutes prior to the start time. Click on “Enter as a Guest” and type your name in the space provided, then click on “Enter Room.” For best results, we suggest you use Firefox or Internet Explorer as your web browser. Prior to participating in this Adobe Connect event, please go to the following URL to confirm ability to log on to the Connect server:   www.extension.iastate.edu/testconnect

Webinars will continue to be offered each month and a list of future events will be coming.  All of the webinars will be achieved for later viewing because we understand your farming schedules are unpredictable.

This webinar series is sponsored by:

eXtension Women in Agriculture Learning Network

Project Managers:
Beth Holtzman, beth.holtzman@uvm.edu
Lisa Scarbrough, lscarb@iastate.edu

If you have suggestions for future webinars, please let me know.Margaret ViebrockWSU Extension – Women in Ag Program Coordinator for Washington, Idaho & Oregon

viebrock@wsu.edu

Thank you to our sponsors:

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