1. Annie’s Project Planning Session
Your Name,
Your Title
Organization You Represent

2. Agenda 12:00 Purpose of meeting 12:05 Introductions
12:10 Annie’s Project video
12:20 Annie’s Project overview
12:35 Topic mix and speaker’s matrix
12:55 Thank you and closing discussion
1:00 Adjourn

3. The mission of Annie's Project is to empower farm women to be better business partners through networks and by managing and organizing critical information.

4. Basic AP Meeting Structure
Six sessions during six weeks
Three hours per session
Your day of week and time of day
At least two computer lab sessions
Female agricultural professionals as presenters
Light meals (optional)
Your Name as facilitator and Field Specialist as backup instructor
Your dates, one more snow date
Target class size 15-20

5. Time for Discussion
No more than one half the time in lecture.

6. Risk Management Production Risk Price or Market Risk Financial Risk
Institutional and Legal Risk
Human and Personal Risk

7. Production Risk Price or Market Risk Crop Insurance WebSoilSurvey
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Price or Market Risk
Grain Marketing

8. Institutional and Legal Risk
Financial Risk
Women and Money
Basic Financial Documents
Interpretation of Financial Documents
Farm Service Agency
Enterprise Analysis
Farm Leasing
Institutional and Legal Risk
Estate Planning

9. Human and Personal Resource Risk
Real Colors ®
Insurance for Farm Families, not Crop

10. Kaskaskia College, Centralia, Illinois 2003
First class of Basic AP
Kaskaskia College, Centralia, Illinois 2003

11. Current Program Status
Over 14,000 women served in 33 states
New facilitator trainings scheduled
Additional programming being designed

12. End of Class Impacts
Understand crop insurance options and be able to evaluate them for fit to the operation
Examine available markets and price expectations
Increase bargaining power when working with a lender and accuracy in projecting profits

13. End of Class Impacts Evaluate estate plan and update if necessary
Increase communication skills when working with professionals to meet individual and farm business goals

14. Long-term Impacts Increased confidence in decision making
Become better farm managers and business partners
Expand network of peers and professional service providers

15. Thank You for Participating!