Women in Ag Conference

Learn from ag industry leaders and experts on topics relevant to women in agriculture.

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Be Well. Do Well.

Join us for an inspiring event that will educate, entertain, and provide opportunities to connect with other women from across the region. The 2023 in-person conference will feature experts on financial skills and personal growth sharing insights that you can bring back to your operation.

Registrations for this event are now closed.

Date

Friday, March 24, 2023

Location

Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort
1415 Grand Falls Blvd.
Larchwood, IA 51241

A block of hotel rooms is available under Farm Credit Services of America.

Time

Registration: 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Conference: 9:30 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Lunch will be provided.

Agenda

9:00 – 9:30 a.m. – Registration

9:30 - 9:50 a.m. – Conference Kickoff, presented by Krista McDonald

9:50 - 10:30 a.m. – Don’t Settle in Your Comfort Zone, presented by Maggie Holub

How can you live out of your comfort zone and get into your growth zone? Don’t wait for a major tragic life event to live life to its fullest. Maggie uses everyday farm experiences to drive her message home on healthy habits, being fearlessly creative, and the importance of a support network. You only get one body and mind to live your ONE life on this planet.

10:30 - 10:45 a.m. – Transition to Breakout Sessions

10:45 - 11:30 a.m. – Breakout Sessions

1. Transition Planning, presented by Lisa Quist
According to census data, 70% of U.S. farmland will transfer to the next generation within 20 years, but today many families struggle to keep those farm operations within their families. Lisa will share tips for smooth and successful transition planning.

2. Balance Sheet Workshop, presented by Laurie Johnson and Erin Yost
This interactive workshop walks you through the basics of the balance sheet and is ideal for anyone looking to strengthen their foundational understanding of assets, liabilities, and key financial ratios. You’ll learn about the purpose, components, and how to classify items on a balance sheet.

3. Words Matter!
How you say it is 5X more important than what you say. Invest 45 minutes to achieve a lifetime of more effective and meaningful communication. Learn how eight skills, a few do's and don'ts, and a little psychology can positively impact your communication style and transform your ability to actively listen. Only 45 minutes, what have you got to lose?

11:30 - 11:45 a.m. – Break

11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. – Lunch and Producer Panel

Farm Credit Services of America producers will share their authentic stories of navigating the family succession/transition process.

1:00 - 1:45 p.m. - Breakout Sessions

1. Transition Planning, presented by Lisa Quist
According to census data, 70% of U.S. farmland will transfer to the next generation within 20 years, but today many families struggle to keep those farm operations within their families. Lisa will share tips for smooth and successful transition planning.

2. Cost of Production, presented by Laurie Johnson and Erin Yost
This interactive session gives you an understanding of the value of calculating cost of production and breakeven, examples of how it can be used to make operational decisions and identifying the types of recordkeeping.

3. The Power of Habits, presented by Wes Chambers
Goals are important but creating effective and powerful habits is what will enable you to reach your goals. Join this session to learn how you can build better habits and how habits can help you reach your personal and operational goals. Learn how you can transform your habits to get 1% better every day.

1:45 – 2:00 p.m. – Break

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. – Living Perfectly.Flawed, presented by Elizabeth Hagen
As a wife since 1979, a mother since 1980 raising five children, and then starting a business at age 46, Elizabeth has seen, up close and personal, women who desire confidence, women who have lost their faith in who they are, and women who desire hope. She herself has dealt with these challenges and everything in between! When she developed a process to live Perfectly.Flawed everything changed. Elizabeth will give us her Living Perfectly.Flawed Process which provides a foundation for laser-like clarity, true connection to others, and bold confidence. She empowers women just like you, to live now, be present now, and be their best selves now…flaws and all.

Conference Wrap-up, presented by Krista McDonald

Presenters

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Krista McDonald

Krista McDonald, Executive Vice President – Chief Strategy Officer, FCSAmerica
Krista joined FCSAmerica in 2015 as vice president of strategy and innovation. In that role, she was responsible for strategic planning, customer experience and fostering a culture of innovation. She was named chief strategy officer in 2020, and today leads strategy and innovation, emerging markets and organizational capacity and execution. Krista previously worked at ConAgra Foods as a brand director and served as a Washington D.C.-based agricultural policy aide for a Colorado congressional district.

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Maggie Holub

Maggie Holub - YBS Relationship Officer, Farm Credit Services of America
Maggie is an agribusiness professional by day, and a farmer and fitness fanatic the remaining hours of the day. She’s been with Farm Credit Services of America for 14 years and serves customers in the northeast Nebraska region. Maggie has been farming her family row crop farm since 2015 and teaching group exercise classes for over six years. You may have seen her in the 2018 Top Producer magazine or on the RFD TV series “FarmHer” in November 2020.

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Laurie Johnson

Laurie Johnson - YBS Relationship Officer, Farm Credit Services of America
Laurie grew up on a diversified crop and livestock operation north of Watertown, SD. She and her husband have three kids; raise sheep and cattle; and grow corn, soybeans, and small grain.

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Erin Yost

Erin Yost - YBS Relationship Officer, Farm Credit Services of America
Erin serves customers in the west central region of South Dakota. She has worked in banking and ag business for the last 14 years. Erin collaborates with young farmers and ranchers to help them improve their financial confidence and prepare their operations for the future. She and her husband, Rodney, have two daughters, Remington and Gentry, and ranch in Buffalo County, SD.

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Wes Chambers

Wes Chambers - Senior Vice President of Retail, Farm Credit Services of America and Frontier Farm Credit
Wes leads retail teams that include agricultural lending activities and the largest crop insurance agency. With more than 20 years of agricultural lending experience, Wes enjoys the opportunity to see producers grow and thrive.

Lisa Quist 

Lisa Quist

Lisa Quist, Regional Vice President with Nationwide Land as Your Legacy
Lisa is the Central Regional Vice President for Nationwide’s Land As Your Legacy® program, a division of the Nationwide Retirement Institute®. Along with her team in Ohio, Lisa helps farmers, ranchers and other ag business owners build transition plans with the goal of keeping their family’s operation intact and suited to transition to the next generation.

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Elizabeth Hagen

Elizabeth Hagen - Life Coach, Professional Speaker, Organization Expert and Author
Elizabeth started her business in 2000, after 19 years as a stay-at-home mother to five children. Her mission is to encourage, nurture, and support an environment of excellence for those whose lives she touches. She’s encouraged thousands to have more courage, more focus, more momentum, and be more productive at work and at home. Elizabeth is the author of Organize with Confidence and Confidence: Now is Your Time. She and her husband live in Sioux Falls, SD.

Conference Contact

If you have questions about this event, use the Office Locator to connect with your local office or call 800.658.3953.