Women in Ag Conference

2021 West Virginia Women in Agriculture Conference

The annual West Virginia Women in Agriculture Conference provides research-based and practical educational opportunities for agribusiness women while fostering networking and leadership development. Workshops focus on the five areas of risk management and production enterprises. Farm tours highlight successful operations and provide opportunities for participants to learn from other’s experiences. The conference rotates annually to demonstrate the diversity of agricultural enterprises throughout West Virginia.

Save the Date! 

Our next Women in Agriculture Conference will be held on October 22-23, 2021. It is tentatively scheduled to be hosted at the Resort at Glade Springs in Daniels, West Virginia. 

Registration details are coming soon!   

Women in Ag Learning Objectives:

• Education: Find information easily obtained, retained and understandable from discussion-based teaching experiences at the conference.
• Collaboration: Learn how to more effectively connect with other producers, funders, service providers and governmental representatives.
• Leadership: Understand the importance of developing leadership skills and sharing them to increase successes in the agriculture and natural resources industry.
• Economic: Adopt strategies that will lead to improved efficiency and increase small farm and agribusiness sustainability in West Virginia.

A complete list of the schedule, speakers, sponsorship information and activities will be available soon. We look forward to seeing you in this fall!

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