The 2025 Ag Women Engage Conference will be on Thursday, February 13, 2025, at the Grand Wayne Convention Center in Fort Wayne, IN.

The Purdue Women in Agriculture Team is enthusiastic to host this annual event aimed at educating and empowering women involved in all aspects of the agricultural industry. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in pre-conference workshops, hear from, Courtenay Dehoff, our keynote speaker, and engage in breakout presentations.  Courtenay is a strong agriculture advocate and hast taught tens of thousands in the industry the importance of sharing their story in order to bridge the disconnect between rural and urban communities.

The Ag Women Engage Conference will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Grand Wayne Convention Center in Fort Wayne, IN on February 13, 2025.  Participants will get to choose a variety of breakout sessions to participate in.  Topics for breakout sessions range from farmland values & property taxes, resilience, farm finance, succession planning, soil health, and much more! You will select two morning and two afternoon breakout sessions during the registration process.

For additional information about the Ag Women Engage Conference, breakout session details, and to register, please visit https://purdue.link/AWE25 The registration deadline for the event is February 6, 2025.

In addition to the Ag Women Engage Conference, participants will have the opportunity to register for three different pre-conference events held on February 12, 2025.  Options include:

  • More Than A Visit: Integrating Hands-On Learning, Urban Agriculture, and Food Preservation Into Farm Tours and Field Trips
  • Blossoming Success: Mastering Post-Harvest, Pests, and Profits
  • Grain Marketing – Getting The Basics 

Hotel accommodations for the conference are available with the Hilton Fort Wayne at the Grand Wayne Convention Center.  Room reservations need to be made by January 21, 2025.

Whether you’re a primary operator on the farm, a farm wife, an agribusiness employee, an extension educator, or have a strong interest in agriculture, we encourage you to take a few minutes to find out more about the Ag Women Engage Conference and consider joining us.

We hope you gain valuable insights on risk management, ideas to enhance your farm and agribusiness operations and connect with other women in agriculture from across Indiana through your participation in the Ag Women Engage Conference.