Farm Financial Skills for Kansas Women in Agriculture

Farm Financial Skills for Kansas Women in Agriculture: A statewide program to address financial risk amid a struggling farm economy Robin Reid Farm Economist La. Vell Winsor Farm Analyst K-State Ag. Economics Department and K-State Research & Extension

Schedule January 15 th, 2020: 5: 30 pm Dinner 6: 00 pm Local networking activity 6: 30 pm Recordkeeping & Activity 8: 30 pm Session ends January 22 nd, 2020: 5: 30 pm Dinner 6: 00 pm Balance Sheet & Activity 8: 00 pm “This is different stress” 8: 30 pm Session ends January 29 th, 2020: 5: 30 pm Dinner 6: 00 pm Income Statement & Activity 8: 00 pm “Managing Family Living Expenses” 8: 30 pm Session ends February 5 th, 2020: 5: 30 pm Dinner 6: 00 pm Cash Flow & Activity 8: 00 pm Goal Setting 8: 30 pm Session ends

Thank you! • Thanks to each of you taking a chance on this program and making it successful! • We know this was a lot of extra work on your part, and we hope this has been beneficial in your work with producers • We will have a survey out to you soon so we can hear your feedback about the series

How did things go for Session #3? Great Pretty Good Overall, how did things go for session #3? 9 5 How did the technology work for Session #3? 10 3 How did the local “Family Living Expense" discussion go? 4 10 Okay 1 Not so well Terrible

What things went well for Session #3? • Having a local presenter to get that in person connection • The family living presentation and discussion went well and they seemed really interested in the topic. • Our participants are very willing to engage now, and offer each other a lot of verbal support, ideas, and possible solutions. • local presenter and discussion • The participants are really starting to feel comfortable with one another, so the conversation is really taking off. Also, the participants are really enjoying the hands on activities. • Lots of networking, which is good. Asking questions and piping in to answer others with personal experience. • Good discussion, participation and interaction good. • Participants like the hands-on activity • Our group of women have really bonded and we have a lot of good discussion. Overall, we are very pleased with all the sessions. • It all went fairly smooth. • Things went very well. A lot of information w/ maybe not enough time to absorb it though

What things did not go so well or could be improved upon for the future sessions? • Nothing • Went Great • I don't feel like enough time was allotted for the local presentation • Maybe start the music earlier so we could use it for sound check purposes. Also, a built in break would be great. • the sooner you can post materials to be printed the better, we are having to make arrangements to print in another office as we don't have a color copier in our office • We had some technical issues but I am thinking it was just on our end. You guys would cut out from time to time but it would quickly correct itself. • The income statement got a little deep for many of the participants. Some were lost. Not sure on how to improve it, just an observation. • More time for break. Our participants didn't get up during the activity because of being involved in getting it completed

Getting your Zoom set up • We will be on at 5: 00 pm for you to get your Zoom connected and ready, you are free to open up your microphone and chat with us during that time • We will start playing music at 5: 45 pm so you can get your speakers on and ready as we start broadcasting at 6: 00 pm • After we start broadcasting, under NO circumstance are you to turn your microphone on! • If you have issues, use the chat (to La. Vell). Turning on your microphone disrupts ALL of the sites

Zoom Chat • Private chat to La. Vell with location concerns • Chat to Everyone for Question time after the presentation

Managing Expectations of Participants • Submitted Questions – Responses will be sent out prior to next session to all participants email • Only Robin & La. Vell managing the technology, presentation, and details which is quite a bit with the number of locations – we’ll try to get to questions, but may not be able to get to everything during the zoom broadcast • If folks at the location get restless, possibly remind them that this is the first time for this type of program and nearly 700 participants across 32 locations • We do have a learning curve with this program & we’re trying!

Recordings of Sessions • If a participants misses an evening and requests the recording, you are welcome to send it • Posted here under the session name: https: //www. agmanager. info/financialskills-kansas-women-agriculture • Send them the link of the recording only…Not the whole page of our materials!!! Under no circumstance should you give our the Zoom Link for them to attend LIVE!

Registration Table and Folders – Session 3 Registration Table: • Attendance Sheet • Name tags • Folder materials For Folders: • • • Session 4 Presentation Slides Narrative for Case Farm Cash Flow for Case Farm KSRE Cash Flow Publication Blank Hand Fill-in Cash Flow KFMA/KAMS/Farm Analyst brochures

Attendance • Take attendance each night! • Continue to email Mary Huninghake <mhuningh@ksu. edu> any updated participant information. This information is for the Master Registration List.

Facilitator Notes Switch to Facilitator Notes for Session 4

Cash Flow Activity Switch to Cash Flow Activity

Calendars! Discuss the background and goal of these

Farm Management Books • If any locations are short on books, please order directly • https: //mosesorganic. org/fearless-farm-finances/

FSA Borrower Training Testing • Check in sheets will need sent with test to verify attendance • Test following the 4 th Session • Participants wanting to complete FSA Borrower Training need to attend each session & need to pass a test following this week’s session • Test is open book/open note • Participants must take test by February 19 th • Scan and email the test to Robin & La. Vell to grade • Results will be sent to participant within 2 weeks

My Personal Action Plan • We’ll leave some extra time for participants to complete their action plan • They need to leave the yellow copy with you • Mail yellow copies to Robin’s office 342 Waters Hall 1603 Old Claflin Place Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 66506

Survey Results • Farm Financial Skills for Kansas Women in Agriculture – Post Survey • Highly encourage each location to enter their survey results into PEARS. If that’s not possible, send to Robin. • Ideally, enter your survey results by February 19 th • We need this information as a requirement for the grant funding • Thank you!

Determining Reach • Collect where this series was publicized • Newspaper • Social Media • Any follow up articles • Asking those publications for their reach

Will we do this again in the future? • Maybe…. • Without the grant supporting this project we would need to charge much more • A survey will be sent to you soon to get your feedback on what this could look like in the future

Questions?