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How do you set your rental rates? This is one of the most common questions women landowners want to know from peer landowners. Related questions we hear are how can you be sure you’re not squeezing your tenant for a high rent they can’t support? How do you know you’re not getting shorted for theContinue reading “Setting rental rates: we want to hear from you!”

If you haven’t seen this book, put it on your list! Women and the Land highlights 26 women farmers in Iowa with different operations who are all passionate about being good stewards of the land. Inspired by a USDA statistic of women owning half of farmland in Iowa, the author and photographer embarked on aContinue reading “New Book “Women and the Land” Highlights Iowa Women Farmers”

Check out some great upcoming events to kick-off 2018 with! Most of these are with partner organizations and other women agriculture groups. January 9th: The first planned Women, Land & Legacy event for 2018 will be an all-day workshop on January 9th in Emmetsburg entitled “Evaluating Your Estate Plan”, co-hosted by the Emmet/Palo Alto WLLContinue reading “Upcoming Events”

2017 marked another exciting and informative year for women engaged with Women, Land & Legacy (WLL) and other programs supporting women landowners and farmers in Iowa. Our local WLL teams reached over 900 individuals through nearly 30 events state-wide. Four new counties, Emmet, Palo Alto, Mahaska and Marion joined the program and new counties startedContinue reading “Women, Land & Legacy Rocks Another Great Year of Outreach”

Our Women, Land & Legacy (WLL) teams have been busy providing education and networking opportunities on a range of topics this year. One topic that we consistently see as a priority in counties is estate and land transition planning. Reflecting growing state-wide and national concerns about preserving farmland and ag. businesses while maintaining family unityContinue reading “Estate and Farm Transition Planning Hot Topic at WLL Events”

On September 27th the Women, Land & Legacy team of Madison Co. hosted a Movie Night showing “FarmHer: The Documentary” at Covered Bridges Winery. 23 women were in attendance and it was a good mix of new and familiar faces from different parts of Madison Co. In addition to the film showing, the evening included backgroundContinue reading “Madison Co. WLL Shares FarmHer Doc. and Wine”

October 29th the Iowa County WLL team hosted their 4th and final event for 2017 – an appreciation for the “Women of Harvest”. Over 40 people gathered at Fireside Winery in  Marengo to enjoy an afternoon of networking and fellowship. The women drank wine, enjoyed appetizers, live music and participated in wine glass painting ledContinue reading “Iowa Co. WLL Hosts Women of Harvest Appreciation Event”

The latest Women, Land & Legacy newsletter is here and it has a new look! Read about how WLL empowers women through conversation, learn about upcoming WLL events and also conferences by other women in ag groups, and learn about CRP, the Conservation Reserve Program! Read more here.  

As one of many women in ag. programs in Iowa, we like to highlight what’s going on in the state through other groups and organizations. Below is information on fall conferences by the Women, Food & Ag. Network, FarmHer, and ISU Extension & Outreach Women in Ag.

The Census of Agriculture remains the only source of uniform, comprehensive, and impartial agriculture data for every county in the nation. For the next five years results from the 2017 Census of Ag will be relied upon heavily by those who serve farmers and rural communities: federal, state and local governments, agribusinesses, trade associations, extensionContinue reading “The Census of Agriculture Tells a Story You Can Be Part Of”