Carey Portell to Headline Women in Agriculture Conference
The Women in Agriculture Conference committee is excited for the 2023, Women in Agriculture Conference. Carey Portell will headline for the annual Women in Agriculture Conference in Rock Island on Friday, March 24, 2023. Portell is a survivor and a thriver, but most importantly she is a mom, wife, neighbor, and friend. She and her husband oversee a farm in mid-Missouri where she balances between speaking and cattle farming. Portell strives to motivate and inspire audiences, encouraging them to break through limitations, learn to believe in oneself, and tap into their higher power as a source of inspiration. Her message will teach attendees to thrive despite challenges and arrive with an attitude of gratitude on their path to success.
Ruth Wooley will be the featured mid-day speaker. Wooley is an attorney with Ricker Law, LLC. Her major concentrations are food, farm, and family law. Her presentation will cover an overview of farm leases and why you need them in writing. She will discuss different types of farm leases and farm lease considerations.
Closing out the conference is Amanda Radke. She is a fifth-generation rancher from Mitchell, S.D. who has dedicated her career to serving as a voice for the nation’s farmers and ranchers. Radke regularly tackles industry issues as a columnist and speaker. Radke challenges listeners to change their outlook in the face of great uncertainties to PIVOT. CONNECT. SERVE and LEAD with positivity.
The conference will host a variety of breakout sessions with topics including farm partnership agreements, farm input costs, federal conservation and climate change policy, and securing the future for animal agriculture, just to name a few.
Included in the day is an exhibit area, with many businesses and organizations offering materials, promotional items, and give-away drawings, a breakfast and luncheon buffet and mid-day snack break. Conference cost prior to February 28 is $70. March 1 through March 19 the cost is $90. Registrations taken March 20 through the day of the conference will cost $100. If paying by check registration and payment must be received by February 28, 2023. Registration the day of the conference begins at 8am. To pre-register, contact the Rock Island County Farm Bureau at 309-736-7432 or register online at womeninagricultureconference.com.
Pre-registration for the event begins on January 9, 2023. More details can be found at womeninagricultureconference.com. This Conference is sponsored by the Farm Bureau Women in Agriculture Conference Committee.
Ruth Wooley will be the featured mid-day speaker. Wooley is an attorney with Ricker Law, LLC. Her major concentrations are food, farm, and family law. Her presentation will cover an overview of farm leases and why you need them in writing. She will discuss different types of farm leases and farm lease considerations.
Closing out the conference is Amanda Radke. She is a fifth-generation rancher from Mitchell, S.D. who has dedicated her career to serving as a voice for the nation’s farmers and ranchers. Radke regularly tackles industry issues as a columnist and speaker. Radke challenges listeners to change their outlook in the face of great uncertainties to PIVOT. CONNECT. SERVE and LEAD with positivity.
The conference will host a variety of breakout sessions with topics including farm partnership agreements, farm input costs, federal conservation and climate change policy, and securing the future for animal agriculture, just to name a few.
Included in the day is an exhibit area, with many businesses and organizations offering materials, promotional items, and give-away drawings, a breakfast and luncheon buffet and mid-day snack break. Conference cost prior to February 28 is $70. March 1 through March 19 the cost is $90. Registrations taken March 20 through the day of the conference will cost $100. If paying by check registration and payment must be received by February 28, 2023. Registration the day of the conference begins at 8am. To pre-register, contact the Rock Island County Farm Bureau at 309-736-7432 or register online at womeninagricultureconference.com.
Pre-registration for the event begins on January 9, 2023. More details can be found at womeninagricultureconference.com. This Conference is sponsored by the Farm Bureau Women in Agriculture Conference Committee.