Annie’s Project is targeted towards farm women, but of course as an extension program is open to all. Farm women come from a variety of backgrounds and yet still have a commonality in living on the farm and desiring a profitable business. Some women marry into the farm operations with little or no farm background, some inherit farms, and some were born and raised on farms.  

In the six-week series, participants will cover a wide range of topics including financials, marketing, human resources, insurance, estate planning  and more.  

Farm women want to learn but there are barriers: 

• The formal education process is too lengthy for them, or too difficult to fit into a schedule that already includes off-farm employment and family and farm duties. 
• Farm women confess that their husbands or immediate family members are not good teachers of the kinds of information they need to be effective business partners 
• Professionals such as lenders, merchandisers, insurance agents and market advisors, while knowledgeable and dedicated to their professions, have limited time to educate.

Cost: $75

Contact: Rachel Hopkins, hopkinsrm@missouri.edu, 573-438-2671