The West Virginia Women in Agriculture conference will take place Oct. 20-21 at Camp Dawson in Kingwood.
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A new West Virginia University Extension Service program is empowering women in agriculture by providing them with first-hand knowledge of ways to manage farm finances, production and technology. It is part of a growing movement in West Virginia of women breaking out of typical gender roles.
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The West Virginia Women in Agriculture conference will take place Oct. 20-21 at Camp Dawson in Kingwood.
“We don’t want to be like other conferences that revolve around farming, because in our experience, we find that women generally learn differently and we want to maximize their learning. We focus on hands-on, peer-to-peer learning and have mentors in every track who are successful, West Virginian female farmers.” - Stacey Huffman, WVU Extension Service agent in Mineral County and conference chairperson
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Stacey Huffman, WVU Extension Service agent in Mineral County.
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West Virginia’s women farmers have unique opportunity to grow with WVU Extension program
Target Audience
Women farmers
Farmers
Entrepreneurs
People interested in agriculture
Innovative thinkers
People interested in entrepreneurship
Educators
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CONTACT: Zane Lacko, WVU Extension Service,
304.293.8986; zlacko@mail.wvu.edu