A crowd of almost 300 gathered together February 20 and 21 in Kearney, Nebraska for the Nebraska Women in Agriculture conference, with the theme — Celebrating 35 Years! The conference is one of the longest-running women\u27s conferences of its kind in the country. The goal of the Nebraska Women in Agriculture Conference is for women to build relationships with each other while gaining valuable knowledge about managing risk on their farms and ranches. The event featured 5 general session speakers and 35 workshop sessions

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  Cornhusker Economics 
March 25, 2020 
Nebraska Women in Agriculture Celebrating 35 Years 
A crowd of almost 300 gathered together February 20 
and 21 in Kearney, Nebraska for the Nebraska Women 
in Agriculture conference, with the theme — Celebrat-
ing 35 Years! 
The conference is one of the longest-running women's 
conferences of its kind in the country. The goal of the 
Nebraska Women in Agriculture Conference is for 
women to build relationships with each other, while 
gaining valuable knowledge about managing risk on 
their farms and ranches. The event featured 5 general 
session speakers and 35 workshop sessions.  
The keynote speaker this year was Michele Payn, au-
thor and founder of Cause Matters Corp. Michele dis-
cussed mental health in her talk “Resiliency for Agri-
culture: Surviving the Darkest Storms.” She noted that 
farmers die by suicide at nearly twice the rate of the 
general United States population. She provided tools to 
reduce stress, proactively manage mental health, find 
the meaning beyond work, and find help.  
 
Nebraska Women in Agriculture Co-Founder, Jane 
Green, welcomes participants to the 35th Annual Con-
ference.  
It is the policy of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln not to discriminate based upon age, race, ethnic-
ity, color, national origin, gender-identity, sex, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, genetic infor-
mation, veteran’s status, marital status, religion or political affiliation.  
Market Report  Year 
Ago 
4 Wks 
Ago  3-20-20 
Livestock and Products, 
Weekly Average          
Nebraska Slaughter Steers, 
35-65% Choice, Live Weight. . . . . . .  *  *  * 
Nebraska Feeder Steers, 
Med. & Large Frame, 550-600 lb. . . . .  180.00  171.60  163.94 
Nebraska Feeder Steers, 
Med. & Large Frame 750-800 lb. . .. .  195.00  144.63  130.57 
Choice Boxed Beef, 
600-750 lb. Carcass. . . . . . . . . . . . . .  228.95  207.52  243.03 
Western Corn Belt Base Hog Price 
Carcass, Negotiated . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..  68.24  *  * 
Pork Carcass Cutout, 185 lb. Carcass 
51-52% Lean. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  74.88  62.20  77.36 
Slaughter Lambs, wooled and shorn, 
135-165 lb. National. . . . . . .  144.50  158.94  162.84 
National Carcass Lamb Cutout 
FOB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  377.78  423.74  428.82 
Crops, 
Daily Spot Prices          
Wheat, No. 1, H.W. 
Imperial, bu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4.19  4.20  4.42 
Corn, No. 2, Yellow 
Columbus, bu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3.62  3.68  3.22 
Soybeans, No. 1, Yellow 
Columbus, bu. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .  8.01  8.36  8.24 
Grain Sorghum, No.2, Yellow 
Dorchester, cwt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5.80  5.86  5.52 
Oats, No. 2, Heavy 
Minneapolis, Mn, bu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3.18  3.36  3.32 
Feed          
Alfalfa, Large Square Bales, 
Good to Premium, RFV 160-185 
Northeast Nebraska, ton. . . . . . . . . . .  *  *  * 
Alfalfa, Large Rounds, Good 
Platte Valley, ton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  112.50  105.00  90.00 
Grass Hay, Large Rounds, Good 
 Nebraska, ton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .  *  103.00  85.00 
Dried Distillers Grains, 10% Moisture 
Nebraska Average. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  161.60  144.83  164.80 
Wet Distillers Grains, 65-70% Moisture 
Nebraska Average. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  50.00  50.67  51.54 
 ⃰ No Market          
Amanda Radke, author and BEEF Magazine blogger, dis-
cussed being a part of a multi-generational operation. She 
highlighted the challenges and rewards of working with 
both “millennials” and “boomers” while raising the next 
generation.  
The capstone speaker was Jo Bek of Curtis, Nebraska. Jo 
shared her story as a Nebraska Woman in Agriculture 
through her talk “Grit and Glue.” Jo inspired attendees to 
take a minute to laugh when faced with adversity. Jo dis-
cussed the role of accepting challenges with faith and hu-
mor.  
Conference attendees also heard from Lauren 
Eberspacher, Anita Keys, and 34 other workshop speakers.  
People attending the conference represented a wide variety 
of agricultural backgrounds .and demographics. Ninety-
nine percent of the respondents identified as female, resid-
ed in Nebraska, and identified as white. 
On average, participants had attended the conference 5.4 
times, owned 734 acres of land, and leased 926 acres of 
land. Figure 1 shows the roles, and ages of those who at-
tended.  
Figure 1: Age, Roles, and Race of 2020 Nebraska 
Women in Agriculture Conference attendees  
Participants noted that they enjoyed the opportunity to 
network and spend time with friends and colleagues, all the 
while discussing issues important to their farms and ranch-
es. To help participants during these challenging economic 
times, the conference continues to focus on risk manage-
ment topics and tools to help attendees make profitable 
Table 1. Impact of workshop session statement 
results1. 
...increased my knowledge about the  
topic. 86% 
...encouraged me to find out more 
about this topic. 56% 
...improved my skills/ability. 47% 
...empowered me to develop a plan to 
address this topic. 41% 
...increased my confidence in my abil-
ity to influence key decision makers. 31% 
...increased my confidence in my abil-
ity to make a decision myself. 32% 
...validated my/our current practices. 30% 
...encouraged me to change my/our 
current practices. 27% 
1 Based on workshop session results available at the time of publi-
cation. (March 19, 2020 n= 481) 
 
One of the goals of the conference is to heighten par-
ticipants’ skills and knowledge. Over 480 workshop 
session evaluations were submitted during the 2020 
conference. Survey respondents were asked how the 
workshop had affected them by selecting a series of 
statements to complete the sentence “This workshop 
__________”. The response options and percentage 
of survey respondents for each option are listed in 
Table 1.  
Nebraska Women in Agriculture Conference partici-
pants practice their crop scouting skills, during one 
of the 35 workshops offered at the event.  
business decisions. Sessions covered risks in produc-
tion, marketing, financial, human and legal areas. 
Training opportunities ranged from crop and livestock 
insurance to recording keeping and using financial doc-
uments to succeed.  
The future success of the conference depends on contin-
ued funding from supporters. This year’s conference was 
funded by the Nebraska Dry Bean Commission, Farm 
Credit Services of America, Nebraska Corn, Reinke Manu-
facturing, Alliance for the Future of Agriculture in Nebras-
ka, Heartland Farm Partners, American National Insur-
ance Company, and Nebraska Farm Bureau.  
There were various other agricultural businesses, organiza-
tions, and government entities who participated as booth 
exhibitors.  
For more information on this conference and the Women 
in Agriculture program see our webpage, http://
wia.unl.edu or follow us on Twitter, @newomeninag and 
like us on Facebook, www.facebook.com/NebraskaWIA.  
The 2021 Nebraska Women in Agriculture Conference is 
scheduled for February 18-19, 2021 at the Kearney Holi-
day Inn Convention Center. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jessica Groskopf 
Director, Nebraska Women in Agriculture  
308-632-1247 
wia@unl.edu  


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University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Cornhusker Economics Agricultural Economics Department 3-25-2020 Nebraska Women in Agriculture Celebrating 35 Years Jessica Groskopf University of Nebraska-Lincoln Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/agecon_cornhusker  Part of the Agricultural Economics Commons, and the Economics Commons Groskopf, Jessica, "Nebraska Women in Agriculture Celebrating 35 Years" (2020). Cornhusker Economics. 1084. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/agecon_cornhusker/1084 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Agricultural Economics Department at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Cornhusker Economics by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. agecon.unl.edu/cornhuskereconomics   Cornhusker Economics March 25, 2020 Nebraska Women in Agriculture Celebrating 35 Years A crowd of almost 300 gathered together February 20 and 21 in Kearney, Nebraska for the Nebraska Women in Agriculture conference, with the theme — Celebrat-ing 35 Years! The conference is one of the longest-running women's conferences of its kind in the country. The goal of the Nebraska Women in Agriculture Conference is for women to build relationships with each other, while gaining valuable knowledge about managing risk on their farms and ranches. The event featured 5 general session speakers and 35 workshop sessions.  The keynote speaker this year was Michele Payn, au-thor and founder of Cause Matters Corp. Michele dis-cussed mental health in her talk “Resiliency for Agri-culture: Surviving the Darkest Storms.” She noted that farmers die by suicide at nearly twice the rate of the general United States population. She provided tools to reduce stress, proactively manage mental health, find the meaning beyond work, and find help.   Nebraska Women in Agriculture Co-Founder, Jane Green, welcomes participants to the 35th Annual Con-ference.  It is the policy of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln not to discriminate based upon age, race, ethnic-ity, color, national origin, gender-identity, sex, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, genetic infor-mation, veteran’s status, marital status, religion or political affiliation.  Market Report  Year Ago 4 Wks Ago  3-20-20 Livestock and Products, Weekly Average          Nebraska Slaughter Steers, 35-65% Choice, Live Weight. . . . . . .  *  *  * Nebraska Feeder Steers, Med. & Large Frame, 550-600 lb. . . . .  180.00  171.60  163.94 Nebraska Feeder Steers, Med. & Large Frame 750-800 lb. . .. .  195.00  144.63  130.57 Choice Boxed Beef, 600-750 lb. Carcass. . . . . . . . . . . . . .  228.95  207.52  243.03 Western Corn Belt Base Hog Price Carcass, Negotiated . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..  68.24  *  * Pork Carcass Cutout, 185 lb. Carcass 51-52% Lean. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  74.88  62.20  77.36 Slaughter Lambs, wooled and shorn, 135-165 lb. National. . . . . . .  144.50  158.94  162.84 National Carcass Lamb Cutout FOB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  377.78  423.74  428.82 Crops, Daily Spot Prices          Wheat, No. 1, H.W. Imperial, bu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4.19  4.20  4.42 Corn, No. 2, Yellow Columbus, bu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3.62  3.68  3.22 Soybeans, No. 1, Yellow Columbus, bu. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .  8.01  8.36  8.24 Grain Sorghum, No.2, Yellow Dorchester, cwt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5.80  5.86  5.52 Oats, No. 2, Heavy Minneapolis, Mn, bu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3.18  3.36  3.32 Feed          Alfalfa, Large Square Bales, Good to Premium, RFV 160-185 Northeast Nebraska, ton. . . . . . . . . . .  *  *  * Alfalfa, Large Rounds, Good Platte Valley, ton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  112.50  105.00  90.00 Grass Hay, Large Rounds, Good  Nebraska, ton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .  *  103.00  85.00 Dried Distillers Grains, 10% Moisture Nebraska Average. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  161.60  144.83  164.80 Wet Distillers Grains, 65-70% Moisture Nebraska Average. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  50.00  50.67  51.54  ⃰ No Market          Amanda Radke, author and BEEF Magazine blogger, dis-cussed being a part of a multi-generational operation. She highlighted the challenges and rewards of working with both “millennials” and “boomers” while raising the next generation.  The capstone speaker was Jo Bek of Curtis, Nebraska. Jo shared her story as a Nebraska Woman in Agriculture through her talk “Grit and Glue.” Jo inspired attendees to take a minute to laugh when faced with adversity. Jo dis-cussed the role of accepting challenges with faith and hu-mor.  Conference attendees also heard from Lauren Eberspacher, Anita Keys, and 34 other workshop speakers.  People attending the conference represented a wide variety of agricultural backgrounds .and demographics. Ninety-nine percent of the respondents identified as female, resid-ed in Nebraska, and identified as white. On average, participants had attended the conference 5.4 times, owned 734 acres of land, and leased 926 acres of land. Figure 1 shows the roles, and ages of those who at-tended.  Figure 1: Age, Roles, and Race of 2020 Nebraska Women in Agriculture Conference attendees  Participants noted that they enjoyed the opportunity to network and spend time with friends and colleagues, all the while discussing issues important to their farms and ranch-es. To help participants during these challenging economic times, the conference continues to focus on risk manage-ment topics and tools to help attendees make profitable Table 1. Impact of workshop session statement results1. ...increased my knowledge about the  topic. 86% ...encouraged me to find out more about this topic. 56% ...improved my skills/ability. 47% ...empowered me to develop a plan to address this topic. 41% ...increased my confidence in my abil-ity to influence key decision makers. 31% ...increased my confidence in my abil-ity to make a decision myself. 32% ...validated my/our current practices. 30% ...encouraged me to change my/our current practices. 27% 1 Based on workshop session results available at the time of publi-cation. (March 19, 2020 n= 481)  One of the goals of the conference is to heighten par-ticipants’ skills and knowledge. Over 480 workshop session evaluations were submitted during the 2020 conference. Survey respondents were asked how the workshop had affected them by selecting a series of statements to complete the sentence “This workshop __________”. The response options and percentage of survey respondents for each option are listed in Table 1.  Nebraska Women in Agriculture Conference partici-pants practice their crop scouting skills, during one of the 35 workshops offered at the event.  business decisions. Sessions covered risks in produc-tion, marketing, financial, human and legal areas. Training opportunities ranged from crop and livestock insurance to recording keeping and using financial doc-uments to succeed.  The future success of the conference depends on contin-ued funding from supporters. This year’s conference was funded by the Nebraska Dry Bean Commission, Farm Credit Services of America, Nebraska Corn, Reinke Manu-facturing, Alliance for the Future of Agriculture in Nebras-ka, Heartland Farm Partners, American National Insur-ance Company, and Nebraska Farm Bureau.  There were various other agricultural businesses, organiza-tions, and government entities who participated as booth exhibitors.  For more information on this conference and the Women in Agriculture program see our webpage, http://wia.unl.edu or follow us on Twitter, @newomeninag and like us on Facebook, www.facebook.com/NebraskaWIA.  The 2021 Nebraska Women in Agriculture Conference is scheduled for February 18-19, 2021 at the Kearney Holi-day Inn Convention Center.                                      Jessica Groskopf Director, Nebraska Women in Agriculture  308-632-1247 wia@unl.edu  

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