Released: July 18, 2008           e-Mail the story

MANHATTAN, Kan. – A limited number of full scholarships are available for women who would like to attend Kansas State University’s 2008 Risk and Profit Conference Aug. 14-15. The scholarships, available on a first-come, first-served basis, are underwritten by “Women Managing the Farm,” a project to support women who own or are managing agricultural operations or who plan to.

The Risk and Profit Conference, sponsored by K-State’s Department of Agricultural Economics and K-State Research and Extension, is designed to give agricultural producers and affiliated businesses a competitive edge in their operations, according to James Mintert, professor of agricultural economics and state agricultural economics leader for K-State Research and Extension. Presentations on farm management, technology, marketing, and policy issues in agriculture will be given by agricultural economics faculty.  

Without a scholarship, the regular early registration fee for the conference is $195 for the first attendee from an organization and $175 for a second or more if paid by Aug. 6. After Aug. 6, the fee is $220 for the first attendee and $200 for the second or more. The fee includes all sessions; meals (two lunches, one dinner and one breakfast); conference proceedings on compact disk and parking.

More information about the scholarships and the conference itself is available on the Web: http://www.agmanager.info or by contacting Rich Llewelyn at 785-532-1504 or rvl@ksu.edu. More information on “Women Managing the Farm” is available on the program’s Web site: http://www.womenmanagingthefarm.info.

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K-State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well-being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K-State campus, Manhattan.

Story by: Mary Lou Peter-Blecha
mlpeter@ksu.edu
K-State Research & Extension News

Rich Llewelyn in the K-State Department of Agricultural Economics is at 785-532-1504 or rvl@ksu.edu.