This 2019 recording provides an overview of legal issues that are relevant to women-operated farms, and will help educators and service providers assess when to recommend that farmers or ranchers might need to seek legal advice. The session will cover issues related to land tenure, contracting, and legal liability including suggested legal resources for individuals handling sexual harassment claims on the farm. The session, originally delivered at the 2019 Women in Ag Programs for 21st Century Farms and Ranch Virtual Conference, also includes information on how to find attorneys who understand agricultural law and related issues.
Presenter: Erin Shirl Parker, J.D., LLM, Research Director and Staff Attorney at the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative, University of Arkansas School of Law.
Many rural women farmers have limited access to personal development workshops because of lack of funds, time or transportation. This session from the 2019 Women in Ag Programs for 21st Century Farms and Ranches Virtual Conference share method for women to access self-led or leader-led leadership development education in which women farmers talk via video about their challenges and how they addressed them. Participants are asked to come up with methods of dealing with the challenges in a manner that is comfortable to them. Educators can use these videos to run small group discussions in areas where women have access to gather. Educators will be given tools to lead these discussion groups and methods to follow-up with farmers to reinforce success.
Presenter: Patty Neiner, PA Women in Ag Network
You Did a Program: Now What?
Your stakeholders want to know what difference your programs make. You have limited time. In this recording of a workshop from the 2019 Women in Ag Programs for 21st Century Farms and Ranches conference, a team from Iowa State University’s Women in Ag Programs guides you through a process for going from program relevance to program impacts as efficiently as possible.
The presenters share their approach and a survey template you can adapt for your use and offer tips and tools for analyzing the data. The session included suggestions for how to use compelling stories to report program results to stakeholders, and walks you through a two-page report template you can adapt to describe your program relevance, response, results and impacts.
Presenters: Arlene de la Mora, Cori Hyde, and Madeline Schultz, Iowa State University.
Additional Resources: Event Survey Template
