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American Farmers and Ranchers Women's Conference Set for August
Mon, 23 Jul 2012 09:46:06 CDT
The 2012 AFR Annual Women's Conference will be held Aug. 9-11. The Oklahoma City event includes activities at Moore-Norman Technology Center and Fairfield Inn & Suites - Oklahoma City Airport, as well as shopping and tourist venues, such as the newly renovated Myriad Botanical Gardens & Crystal Bridge Tropical Conservatory and Oklahoma History Center.
Attendees to the AFR conference will also take part in Oklahoma's Statewide Women in Agriculture and Small Business Conference the first two days of the event with AFR activities during and after the meeting.
Sessions will focus on a variety of high-profile topics about agriculture, alternative enterprises, and business and finance. Participants will be able to attend sessions of most interest and value to them."Sessions will be led by practitioners and experts in their fields, among them OSU Cooperative Extension and Career Tech educators, local and state agricultural producers, business entrepreneurs, insurance agents, and lawyers," said Damona Doye, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension farm management specialist.
Post-conference training options will take place from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 10, and will include the Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Program or Pork Quality Assurance (PQA) Plus. BQA is part of a national program that provides guidelines and best management practices for beef cattle production. PQA is a continuous improvement program that provides guidelines to maintaining its food safety tradition.
Keynote speakers include Jim Reese, Okla. Secretary of Ag, Todd Lamb, Okla. Lt. Gov., and Betty Thompson, Miss Oklahoma 2011. In addition, Oklahoma legislators will provide insights on legislative actions that affect state agriculture and small business owners.
"Supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency, the conference really is the place to be in August," Jannetta Clark, OSU-OKC Manufacturing Extension agent, said. "Think of it as one-stop shopping to build awareness and skills."
Specific AFR activities will be Thursday and Friday evenings, Friday afternoon, and Saturday morning.
Registration is $200 for a single room (Thursday and Friday nights) and $105 each for double occupancy. A late fee of $10 is charged for any registration received after Aug. 1. Registration includes meals and refreshments, conference materials and training, a Taste of Oklahoma reception, and visits to Outlet Shoppes at OKC, the Botanical Garden & Tropical Conservatory, and the Oklahoma History Center. A complete schedule is available on the AFR websiteby clicking here.
For more information about the three-day event contact Paul Jackson at 405-218-5559 (pjackson@afrmic.com) or Bridget Hulet at 405-218-5526 (bhulet@afrmic.com).
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