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It's an icy morning here on the Knolltop! So icy the kids don't have school!

Okay....I've got a favor to ask the farmwives who read this blog. I don't care what age or stage of life you're in....whether you used to be a farm wife, you are currently a farm wife, you work full time on the farm, work full time off the farm...whatever. I want to know what you want. If you were to attend a one day conference for women in agriculture, what are the top three things you'd like to hear about? I"m not going to lead you in any way, I want all this to originate with YOU!

So, either email me or comment here on the blog, I want to hear from YOU!!!

Better slip back out to the barn. Two more heifer calves born. One more to go and then we're through with calves for a little bit!

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Anonymous said…
I attended a Women's Conference last year and the best session was Identify Theft. I recently took a class on organizing the home office, which was great.Financial Planning for Retirement, Getting More from Your Computer (photos, Quicken etc), most people don't understand Long Term Care Insurance.
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threecollie said…
Congrats on the heifers.
My wishes for such a conference would include some talk on how other women and families cope with the inevitable boatloads of stress that farms generate. I think because of the nature of the job we are often are so isolated from others who share our challenges. I am not sure what format would work for such a thing, but....
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Anonymous said…
I think all of anonymous would be good along with the stress factor.

Maybe some tips for organization (ugh) in general to make lifestyles easier. I'm also a dairy farmer in an area where there are either few others or the wives that are here have off farm jobs & never enter the barn.

My problem is I see conferences reported in farm news AFTER they've been held or too far away.
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