Women in agriculture can improve their risk management skills and network with peers during Annie’s Project courses scheduled for spring.

Hosted by University of Missouri Extension, the Annie’s Project courses feature 18 hours of risk management education. “The courses focus on how to manage five types of farm risk — production, market, financial, legal and human resources,” says Karisha Devlin, MU Extension agricultural business specialist.

Two course formats will be available this spring: online and hybrid.

Online courses meet weekly for 2.5-hour interactive sessions and include self-paced activities and videos. There is an option for women who are actively involved in farming, and one for those who own land but do not consider themselves farmers. The hybrid course option combines virtual and in-person learning.

Here are the options:

Hybrid classes. This Annie’s Project course begins March 1 and is designed for women with day-to-day farm management roles. Weekly online classes are from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays via Zoom. In-person classes are from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays in St. Joseph, Ste. Genevieve and Marshall.

Choose your preferred in-person class site when you sign up at muext.us. The $75 registration fee is due Feb. 25. For more information, email Tracie Moore at [email protected].

Online course for farmers. This Annie’s Project runs online from March 7 to April 11. It brings together women who are involved with or interested in crop and livestock production. Classes are from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays via Zoom.

Register by March 4 at muext.us. Registration is $50. For more information, email Karisha Devlin at [email protected] or Wesley Tucker at [email protected].

Online option for landowners. The Annie’s Project for Nonfarming Landowners course is tailored to women who own land but don’t have a day-to-day role in production agriculture. Participants meet online from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursdays via Zoom from April 7 to May 12.

Register by April 1 at muext.us. Registration is $50. For more information, email Karisha Devlin at [email protected] or Wesley Tucker at [email protected].

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