2014 Idaho Women in Agriculture Conference Feb 22nd.

2014 Idaho Women in Agriculture -Leading by Example

Feb. 22, 2014, Nampa Civic Center

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;  Jessica Flynn, CEO, Red Sky Public Relations, 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, winemaker (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 - Aaron Johnson, Acting State executive Director, USDA  Farm Service Agency, Boise and Russ Hendricks, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation, Boise

·         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®ionCode=1&hotelCode=BOIHI&_PMID=99801505&GPC=IWA