SHIPSHEWANA, Ind. – The 2022 Midwest Women in Agriculture Conference is scheduled for Feb. 9-10 at the Blue Gate Inn and Conference Center in Shipshewana. The early registration period ends Jan. 31.

The conference’s keynote speaker is Kacy Atchison, who will discuss estate planning. She will share her story of losing her brother and how his death impacted the family farm and their estate plan.

The capnote speaker is Carey Portell, author of “Facing Life Head On.” She has inspired thousands to change their perspectives by sharing her triumphs and challenges of her four-year recovery of being a survivor of a drunken driver.

To register for the conference, visit https://cvent.me/8ZeeE0. For a complete schedule, see https://ag.purdue.edu/extension/WIA/Pages/default.aspx.

The early registration cost of the conference is $125 for both days. The cost to attend just one day is $90. There are different prices for high school and college students. The Feb. 8 pre-conference is $25, including dinner.

The pre-conference will include sessions on conservation and landowner and tenant issues. Dinner will be at the Carriage House in Topeka, Ind.

Sessions on Feb. 9 include animal care, home food preservation, managing agricultural stress, financial strategies for women, urban agriculture and grain marketing. 

Feb. 10 presentations include farm woodlands and how they contribute to a farm operation, data collection and interpretation, tips to being an effective communicator and developing a farm emergency plan.

Those in need of accommodations to attend this program should contact Elysia Rodgers by Jan. 31 at 260-925-2562 or eberry@purdue.edu.