Pearls of Production Events

International Year of the Woman Farmer

Keynote: Carey Portell

Sunday, February 22 at 3:00pm CST

A Missouri cattle farmer and nationally recognized speaker, sharing her story of surviving a devastating drunk-driver crash and rebuilding her life through resilience and adaptation.

Register for Carey Portell's talk

Pearls of Production

Saturday, February 28, MU Beef Research and Teaching Farm

• 8:30 Breakfast with Carey Portell
• 9:30 Save the Cuss Words: You Got This!
• 11:00 Genetics for a Better Cow
• 11:00 Small Ruminant Neonatal Care
• 12:30 Lunch & Learn: Show Me the Money
• 1:30 Tips for a Successful Calving Season
• 3:00 Technology Showcase: Virtual Fencing & Drones

Register for this all-day event

Celebrating the International Year of the Woman Farmer (Webinar series)

All sessions start at 12:00pm CST. Additional global speakers announced throughout 2026!

• Wednesday, March 25 - Dr. Salma Sultana (Bangladesh)
• Wednesday, April 22 - Kate Hoare (United Kingdom)
• Wednesday, May 27 - Judith de Vor (Netherlands)
• Wednesday, June 24 - Dr. Louise Bulmer (Scotland)
• Wednesday, July 22 - Melanie Ramser (Switzerland)

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Past Pearls

2024 Conference

Pixels of Production - first conference date held via Zoom with a breakout session and a keynote presentation. Session topics included estate planning, backyard layers, enhancing value added meat marketing and beekeeping.  Keynote was presented by Dr. Janeal Yancey, meat scientist at University of Arkansas and Mom at the Meat Counter blog creator.

Pearls of Production - second date was held in-person at the MU Beef Research and Teaching Farm.  Participants had the opportunity to engage in hands-on breakout sessions: genetics on the farm, backyard laying hen, forage & pasture assessment and farm headaches: save your cuss works, you got this!