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Kansas Rural Center - Women in Farming Workshop “What Women Need to Know about Soil Health & Cover Crops, Livestock and Grass Management, and Specialty Crop Production” July 11, 2015 Workshops are partially funded by USDA Risk Management Agency, Risk Management Education Program, The Kansas Center For Sustainable Agriculture & Alternative Crops, and The Kansas Rural Center Watch all of the presentations from the July 11 workshop including: IMPROVING SOIL HEALTH - Alex Miller, USDA NRCS ECOSYSTEM SERVICES- Candace Thomas, USDA NRCS LIVESTOCK, GRASS, AND GRAZING MANAGEMENT - Dale Kirkham, Eureka, KS LOAN PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO WOMEN FARMERS - Eric Guenther & Kurt Schweinler, Farm Services Administration SEASON EXTENSION & SPECIALTY CROP PRODUCTION - Dan Phelps, Kansas Rural Center FARMING IN NATURE’S IMAGE - Gail Fuller, Emporia, KS The Kansas Rural Center is a private, non-profit research, education, and advocacy organization promoting sustainable agriculture and a sustainable food system. 4021 SW 10th Street #337, Topeka, Kansas 66604 (866) 579-5469 www.kansasruralcenter.org info@kansasruralcenter.org