Annie’s Project, a six-week course designed to help farm women develop their management and decision-making skills, is being offered by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Webster County.

Online registration is available at www.aep.iastate.edu/womeninag. Classes will be held at the Webster County Extension Office, 822 Central Ave., Fort Dodge, on Thursdays from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. beginning Feb. 6 and continuing Feb. 13, 20, 27 and March 6 and 13. A light meal will be provided at 5:30 p.m. The cost is $100.

Farm women participating in Annie’s Project courses become better business partners and owners by learning to manage and organize critical information for their own farms, while establishing networks with other farm women and agriculture business professionals.

According to ISU Extension and Outreach farm specialist Alexis Stevens, Annie’s Project covers five areas of agricultural risk management: financial, human resources, legal, marketing and production.

“Our goal is to provide a program that is of great interest and value. Each session includes presentations, discussions, hands-on activities and computer skills training,” said Stevens. “In addition, guest speakers share their personal experiences and knowledge to help women become better business partners and owners.”

Annie’s Project is a national program reaching 38 states. The mission of Annie’s Project is to empower women in agriculture to be successful through education, networks and resources. Annie’s Project celebrated 20 years of inspiring women in agriculture in 2023.

In Iowa, 2,137 women have benefited from 124 Annie’s Project courses and 1,317 women have benefited from 97 Annie’s Inspired courses. Annie’s Inspired courses grew out of the requests for additional information from women participating in Annie’s Project. The extension farm management team, county extension professionals and others in the state work together to host local multi-session programs focused on agricultural risk management.

“Offering a quality program such as Annie’s Project is of great benefit to our community and we are excited to offer this program,” said Linda Cline, Webster County program coordinator.

For more information, contact Cline at 515-576-2119, or e-mail lcline@iastate.edu. Register online at https://www.extension.iastate.edu/womeninag/ by Jan. 30.