1. Expanding and Compounding Your Efforts 2008 National Women in Agriculture Educators Conference April 1 & 2, 2008 Oklahoma City, OK

2. How You Get From Here: To Here:

3. Presentation Plan  Foundation — need for program  Curriculum  First Step  Expansion  Results  Future

4. Meet The Need.. Source: USDA Census of Agriculture..Now and Later

5.  Fills a deep-seated desire to become a better person.  Understands common needs and conditions.  Logically simplistic.  Provides a network.  Fills a desire for learning.  Legitimizes the role of farm women.  Builds skills.  Interesting and rewarding.  Articulates a clear purpose and understanding. Criteria Of A Successful Program Foundation

6. Managing Information Systems Annie’s Project Program Proposal for Foundation

7. Farm operations are increasingly complex but not unmanageable. Information Needs: Financial Production Market Legal Human Resources Foundation

8. Human Resources Risk Communication/Listening Skills Goal Setting Family Environment vs Business Environment Time Management Tools: Color Matrix Curriculum

9. Legal Risk Where’s the Lease Where’s the Contract Where are the Insurance Papers Where are last year’s (fill-in-blank) Do I Need to Have... ? Tools:Organizational Skills Picking Professionals Internet Skills Curriculum

10. Market Risk When to Hold When to be Sold YOU ARE IN CHARGE— of generating your own income Tools:Marketing Plan FAST CD (Farm Analysis Solutions Tool) Training on computers Ag Decision Maker Curriculum

11. Production Risk Field by Field Information Who, What, Where, When, How Much Tools:Database Training Spreadsheet Training Curriculum

12. Financial Risk Are You Reaching Your Goals? Preparing For The Lender Preparing For Your Spouse Cost vs Income Capital Investing vs Leasing Managing Money Tools: Quicken or PCMars Training FAST CD, Ag Decision Maker and Business Plan Curriculum

13. Target Audience: Farm women looking for guidance and support. Size of Audience: No more than 10 women (varies greatly, 25 maximum) Series of regularly scheduled meetings Use computers Instructors as local as possible $50.00 participant fee

14. First Class Graduated February 2003

15. Expansion  The first step (Iowa and Missouri)  The project team formed (Quincy)  Iowa Extension FS farm management support  ISUE Administration support  Iowa State Extension 2007-2011 POW  Increased Administrative Support

16. Expansion  The second step (other NC region states) Presentations of program success Participant word of mouth Farm press success stories CSREES Extension annual report Awards

17. Funding Provided by: Risk Management Agency NC Risk Management Education Center Women’s Challenge Grant $2,000 Risk Management Agency, Community Outreach Services $40,000 Small Sessions Grants $50,000 NC Risk Management Education Center ( 3 years ) $224,000* Expansion For Annie’s Project and related programs

18. Expansion Program has been funded by all four Risk Education Centers in 2006-2007 NC$135,885 NE$ 25,000 W$ 38,000 S$ 20,000 Total $ 218,885* *Southern Region estimated

19. Expansion E-mail Requests hello Ruth, I was looking for some education sites on farm/ agriculture and came across the ANNIES PROJECT web site I am from MAINE and i was wondering if there wasnt a way to do this course in maine, I believe quite a few ppl would use this program here,, we arent a huge farming state unless ur talking trees... but we do potatoes and corn and cattle.. we have many small farms here.. I myself live in town and have always wanted to live on a farm.. I was raised in the country. but never had any farm animals.. just a dog...I have always wanted to become a barn mgr myself.. just havent persued it yet...I am thinking on taking classes in agriculture tho.. I love animals and the country.. and being in town isnt cutting it...I have horse fever practially every season.. and not enough $$ to own a horse and board it and pay for a home on my own.. so i work and work on my home and thats it...so if u have any ideas or suggestions on how to go about taking courses I would b very grateful, thank u for ur time and efforts sincerely Patty LeVasseur from Maine

20. Expansion Participant and Facilitator Support Participant web site:www.iastate.edu/annie Facilitator web site: www.iastate.edu/feci/annie Program Planning Tools Local involvement in class planning Local fund raising Publicity Local Presenters Demand (desire) Funding (ability to pay) Support (ability to deliver)

21. Classes 2003-2008 Total Classes = 252

22. Participants 2003-2008 Total Participants = 4835 2007-08* estimate

23. Results  Educators and professionals  Skill sets  Common cause  Communication  Goals and outcomes  Group dynamics  Preparation

24. Annie’s Project-Evaluation 2003-2006 Classes All Participants = 3193 2007-08 not included All StatesPre Test vs Post Test Risk Assessment Survey (N) 82% Yes(N) 19% Yes% Difference Production 261821%14926%19.2% Marketing 261817%14929%34.6% Financial 261821%14931%32.3% Legal 261814%14921%33.3% Human Resources 261815%14926%42.31%

25. Results  More confidence in decision making.  More involved in business and community.  Better understanding of farm business.  Better able to handle diverse personalities in farming.

26.  Andy’s Project  Women Marketing Grain  Collaboration with other women’s programs  Women’s Conferences  Retirement and Estate Planning for Farm Women  Farm Financial Record Keeping for Farm Women  Investing For Your Future Future Programs from lessons learned

27. Future Participant benefits and results Adaptation locally - logically simplistic Cross discipline cooperation Support of administration Marketing Funding Five year POW’s Positive farm press coverage

28. Future  National and Regional Corporate Sponsors  Cross Discipline Cooperation USDA CSREES – competitive and non-competitive grants  ANR and FCS national program leader projects  Foundation and Financial Institution Support  Competitive grants  eXtension  Program and Administrative Assistance  Better Impact Documentation Refereed publication of results

29. Take Home Message  Participants respond to targeted programs.  Provide a safe, nurturing environment.  Be SERIOUS about finding the RIGHT partners, collaborators, and practitioners.  Make it the most rewarding, fun, and energizing program you do!!!!

30. THANK YOU…….. Ruth Hambleton* rhamblet@uiuc.edu Bob Wells wellsjb@iastate.edu Tim Eggers teggers@iastate.edu Kelvin Leibold kleibold@iastate.edu Mary Sobba sobba@missouri.edu Karisha Devlin devlink@missouri.edu *Founder Annie’s Project National Leadership Team