2017 Women in Agriculture Conference
October 20-21, 2017
Camp Dawson
Kingwood, West Virginia
The Women in Agriculture are proud to present this statewide conference to promote
leadership development, and provide production and marketing education for agricultural
producers and service providers.
With more than 9,000 female farmers in West Virginia striving to develop and maintain
sustainable farms and agri-businesses, this conference will help recognize and
embrace the impact of women on West Virginia agriculture. As women continue to
be an integral part of agriculture and agri-business in West Virginia, it is WVU
Extension’s responsibility—as part of WVU and its land-grant mission—to help fulfill
the needs of women farmers and all West Virginians.
Objectives:
- West Virginia-specific projected costs and revenues for agriculture products compiled and shared
- Agri-women grow more confident in farm and business abilities
- Innovative business-farm relationships formed
- Supportive statewide network built and sustained
- More women farmers’ voices heard and valued
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Conference Schedule
Lodging and Accommodations |
Horticulture and Livestock Tour Stops
Keynote Speaker:
Marji Guyler-Alaniz, president and founder of FarmHer
Saturday, October 21, 2017
9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
Marji Guyler-Alaniz, president and founder of FarmHer, is a lifetime Iowan and
lover of photography. That love, combined with graphic design, journalism
and photography degrees from Grand View University, an MBA from Drake University
and an 11-year career in corporate agriculture working for a crop insurance company
led her to launch FarmHer in the spring of 2013.
Read Marji's full bio
Exhibitors and Sponsorship Opportunities
Women in Agriculture Opportunities Form
Chart of Benefits for Supporting Women in Agriculture
2017 Women in Agriculture Current Sponsors
For information contact: Stacey Huffman, 2017 WIA Conference chair, at 304-788-3621 or email Stacey.