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We are hiring a new Women, Land and Legacy Coordinator for Iowa. Deadline to apply is Tuesday, September 29 at 5 p.m. Download the position announcement here. Questions about the position can be directed to Bridget at 515-460-2477 or bridget@wfan.org.

Rural Legacy newsletter for August 2015 is here, just click on the Newsletters tab above!  We hope you enjoy it.  Please feel free to share & encourage others to subscribe. Thank you & enjoy the rest of summer! Heather & Mel

Landowners, farmers and those interested in pollinator habitat, full scholarships to the Women Food and Agriculture Network (WFAN) conference in November are available. Funded through REAP, the scholarships support this year’s conference theme– Women Protecting Pollinators, Protecting Food. See details here.

Several Iowa faces are included in the inaugural issue of USDA’s Women in Agriculture newsletter: Hamilton SWCD Commissioner Jean Eells and FarmHer’s Marji Guyler-Alaniz on page 2, and on page 4 you’ll find Indiana NRCS’s Jamie Seeman Shonkwiler, a Grundy County native.  Check it out here!

Our May newsletter is posted on the Newsletters page.  Lots of news from around the state & great events coming up.  Plus we introduce Mel’s Musings column from our WLL Coordinator.  Have a great week!

DES MOINES –  Women, Land and Legacy (WLL) will host a social media workshop for Iowa women involved in agriculture and/or rural businesses. Women can learn how to build or improve their business using social media tools by attending a morning workshop on April 1 in Tama County. Social media is everywhere, including agriculture. It’sContinue reading “Women, Land & Legacy to Host Social Media Workshop for Women in Agriculture and Business”

USDA-Iowa NRCS News Release | Contact: Jennifer Ness or Katherine Timmerman: 319-668-2010 USDA recently recognized the Iowa County Women, Land and Legacy (WLL) local team for its passion for education, empowerment and outreach to women by presenting the group the USDA Joint EEO/CR Committee 2015 Group Award.  The award recognizes USDA employees for their efforts to provideContinue reading “Iowa County Women, Land and Legacy Group Recieves USDA Civil Rights Award”

Our February newsletter has been posted to our newsletter page.  Enjoy!

For Immediate Release: January 9, 2015 Contact: Bridget Holcomb, 515-460-2477 Melody Bro joins the staff at Women, Food and Agriculture Network (WFAN) to increase outreach to women in rural Iowa. She will coordinate the Women, Land and Legacy program, where local groups of women hold ongoing meetings covering topics from farm management to conservation. “IowaContinue reading “Melody Bro named as Women, Land and Legacy Coordinator”

On October 20th, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Krysta Harden “invited a small group of leaders from almost all corners of the ag sector to join at the White House and discuss the future of women in agriculture”.  We became aware of this meeting and wanted to get involved in the discussion ourselves. Last week Ms.Continue reading “Meeting with Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden”