Expanding and Compounding Your Efforts

2008 National Women in AgricultureEducators ConferenceApril 1 & 2, 2008Oklahoma City, OK

How You Get From Here:

To Here:

Presentation Plan

Foundation — need for program Curriculum First Step Expansion Results Future

Meet The Need..

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Women Farm OperatorsSource: USDA Census of Agriculture

..Now and Later

Fills a deep-seated desire to become a better person.

Understands common needs and conditions. Logically simplistic. Provides a network. Fills a desire for learning. Legitimizes the role of farm women. Builds skills. Interesting and rewarding. Articulates a clear purpose and

understanding.

Criteria Of A Successful Program

Foundation

Managing Information SystemsAnnie’s Project

Program Proposal for

Foundation

Farm operations are increasinglycomplex but not unmanageable.

Information Needs:• Financial• Production• Market• Legal• Human Resources

Foundation

Human Resources Risk• Communication/Listening Skills• Goal Setting• Family Environment• vs Business Environment• Time Management

Tools: Color Matrix

Curriculum

Legal Risk• Where’s the Lease• Where’s the Contract• Where are the Insurance Papers• Where are last year’s (fill-in-blank)• Do I Need to Have . . . ?

Tools: Organizational SkillsPicking ProfessionalsInternet Skills

Curriculum

Market Risk• When to Hold When to be Sold• YOU ARE IN CHARGE—

of generating your own income

Tools: Marketing PlanFAST CD (Farm Analysis Solutions Tool)

Training on computersAg Decision Maker

Curriculum

Production RiskField by Field InformationWho, What, Where, When, How Much

Tools: Database TrainingSpreadsheet Training

Curriculum

Financial RiskAre You Reaching Your Goals?Preparing For The LenderPreparing For Your SpouseCost vs IncomeCapital Investing vs LeasingManaging Money

Tools: Quicken or PCMars TrainingFAST CD, Ag Decision Maker and Business Plan

Curriculum

Target Audience:

Farm women looking for guidance and support.Size of Audience:No more than 10 women(varies greatly, 25 maximum)

Series of regularly scheduled meetingsUse computersInstructors as local as possible$50.00 participant fee

First Class Graduated February 2003

Expansion

The first step (Iowa and Missouri) The project team formed (Quincy) Iowa Extension FS farm management

support ISUE Administration support Iowa State Extension 2007-2011 POW Increased Administrative Support

Expansion

The second step (other NC region states) Presentations of program success Participant word of mouth Farm press success stories CSREES Extension annual report Awards

Funding Provided by:Risk Management AgencyNC Risk Management Education CenterWomen’s Challenge Grant $2,000Risk Management Agency,

Community Outreach Services $40,000Small Sessions Grants $50,000

NC Risk Management Education Center (3 years)

$224,000*

Expansion

For Annie’s Project and related programs

Expansion

Program has been funded by all four Risk Education Centers in 2006-2007

NC $135,885

NE $ 25,000

W $ 38,000

S $ 20,000

Total $ 218,885**Southern Region estimated

Expansion

E-mail Requestshello Ruth, I was looking for some education sites on farm/ agriculture and came across the ANNIES PROJECT  web site  I am from MAINE  and i was wondering if there wasnt a way to do this course in maine  , I believe quite a few ppl would use this program here,, we arent a huge farming state unless ur talking trees... but we do potatoes and corn and cattle  ..  we have many small farms here.. I myself live in town and have always wanted to live on a farm.. I was raised in the country.  but never had any farm animals.. just a dog.. .I have always wanted to become a barn mgr myself.. just havent persued it yet...I  am thinking on taking classes in agriculture tho.. I love animals and the country  .. and being in town isnt cutting it...I have horse fever practially every season.. and not enough $$ to own a horse and board it and pay for a home on my own.. so i work and work on my home and thats it...so if u have any ideas or suggestions on how to go about taking courses I would b very grateful, thank u for ur time and efforts sincerelyPatty LeVasseur from Maine 

Expansion

Participant and Facilitator Support• Participant web site: www.iastate.edu/annie• Facilitator web site: www.iastate.edu/feci/annie• Program Planning Tools• Local involvement in class planning• Local fund raising • Publicity• Local Presenters Demand (desire)

Funding (ability to pay)Support (ability to deliver)

Classes 2003-2008

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Participants 2003-2008

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Total Participants = 4835

2007-08* estimate

Results

Educators and professionals Skill sets Common cause Communication Goals and outcomes Group dynamics Preparation

Annie’s Project-Evaluation2003-2006 Classes

All Participants = 3193

2007-08 not included

All States Pre Test vs Post Test Risk Assessment Survey

(N) 82% % Yes (N) 19% % Yes % Difference

Production 2618 21% 149 26% 19.2%

Marketing 2618 17% 149 29% 34.6%

Financial 2618 21% 149 31% 32.3%

Legal 2618 14% 149 21% 33.3%

Human Resources 2618 15% 149 26% 42.31%

Results

More confidence in decision making.

More involved in business and community.

Better understanding of farm business.

Better able to handle diverse personalities in farming.

Andy’s Project Women Marketing Grain Collaboration with other women’s programs Women’s Conferences Retirement and Estate Planning for Farm

Women Farm Financial Record Keeping for Farm

Women Investing For Your Future

Future

Programs from lessons learned

Future• Participant benefits and results

•Adaptation locally - logically simplistic

• Cross discipline cooperation

•Support of administration

• Marketing

• Funding

• Five year POW’s

• Positive farm press coverage

Future National and Regional Corporate Sponsors Cross Discipline Cooperation

USDA CSREES – competitive and non-competitive grants ANR and FCS national program leader projects

Foundation and Financial Institution Support Competitive grants eXtension Program and Administrative Assistance Better Impact Documentation

Refereed publication of results

Take Home Message Participants respond to targeted

programs. Provide a safe, nurturing

environment. Be SERIOUS about finding the RIGHT

partners, collaborators, and practitioners.

Make it the most rewarding, fun, and energizing program you do!!!!

THANK YOU……..Ruth Hambleton* rhamblet@uiuc.edu Bob Wells wellsjb@iastate.edu Tim Eggers teggers@iastate.eduKelvin Leibold kleibold@iastate.edu Mary Sobba sobba@missouri.eduKarisha Devlin devlink@missouri.edu

*Founder

Annie’s Project National Leadership Team