2014 Idaho Women in Agriculture - Leading by Example

2014 Idaho Women in Agriculture
Leading by Example

Feb. 22, 2014, Nampa Civic Center 
Read on for program, registration and lodging information!

8:30 AM          Opening Remarks – Kelly Olson, IWIA Co-Chair, and Hanna Fischer, IWIA student intern 

                        Welcome: Celia Gould, Director, Idaho State Department of Agriculture (invited) 

8:40 AM          Keynote Speaker Susie Oberdahlhoff, 4 P’s of Prosperity: Be Proud, Be                                                          Positive, Be Patient, Be Persistent, Bowling Green, MO    

9:10 AM          Conversations about Making the Connections between Farming and Eating

                        Moderated by Cinda Williams, University of Idaho Extension Area Educator, Moscow

                        Guy Hand, Managing Editor, Edible Idaho South, Boise

                        Leah Clark, Manager, Idaho Preferred Program, Idaho State Department of Agriculture, Boise

                        Janie Burns, Meadowlark Farm, Nampa 

10:00 AM        BREAK 

10:20 AM        Challenges and Opportunities for Idaho Women in Agriculture

Moderated by Jennifer Miller, Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides

• Lori Anne Lau, livestock producer, Soda Springs
• Charlotte Armstrong, producer and food entrepreneur (Cowboy Tom’s), Declo
• Stacie Ballard, producer and food entrepreneur (Ballard Cheese), Gooding
• Beth Rasgorshek, diversified producer (Canyon Bounty Farm), Nampa
• Melanie Krause, Cinder Winery, Boise

 

NOON                        Networking luncheon featuring reimbursable school lunch, with demonstration                                                      from Chef Brenda Thompson

 

1:20 PM          Afternoon Break-out Sessions – these sessions will be held concurrently in separate rooms but                            time will be structured (45 minutes) to allow participants to move between the two sessions:

Policy

Moderated by Jenae Prescott, USDA Farm Service Agency

• Food Safety Modernization Act proposed rules – Jeff Kronenberg, UI Boise Center, School of Food Science and TechHelp
• Farm Bill implementation – Russ Hendricks, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation and State Farm Service Agency Director (invited)
• Changing nature of land use, county policies, and agriculture – Tricia Nilsson, Canyon County Development Services Director, Caldwell

 

Skills

Moderated by Rikki Ruiz, Gem County Extension Educator

• Record keeping – Becky Temple, Intermountain Bank
• Credit Scores – Lyle Hansen, UI Extension
• Identity theft – Marsha Lockard, UI Extension

 

4:40 PM          Wrapping It Up – Rikki Ruiz, IWIA Co-Chair

 

 

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION:

On-line registration is now open at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2014-women-in-agriculture-conference-leading-by-example-tickets-10190739777  or call the Idaho Barley Commission at 208-334-2090, kolson@idahobarley.org

 

 

HOTEL ROOM BLOCK:  A block of rooms under “Idaho Women in Ag” are available at the Boise Holiday Inn at a rate of $83 +tax.  Please call 208-344-7444 directly or register on line at:

http://www.holidayinn.com/redirect?path=hd&brandCode=hi&localeCode=en&regionCode=1&hotelCode=BOIHI&_PMID=99801505&GPC=IWA