Red Oak, IA – Grab your girlfriends and attend the next fun and educational event sponsored by Women, Land & Legacy of Southwest Iowa! The topic for this event is Grain Marketing. In this period of price instability, an understanding of marketing fundamentals is more important than ever. Marie Thompson-Devin, a grain merchandiser for Scoular, a local grain handling facility, will leave participants feeling like they have a good grasp on the basics of grain marketing and current commodity issues facing Iowa farm families.

The Women, Land & Legacy Grain Marketing event will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7 at Noble Manor, located at 404 E Coolbaugh Street in Red Oak. The cost to attend is $10 and will include a casual meal. Tea and water will be provided. Other beverages will be available for purchase.

Pre-registration is encouraged by 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30. To register, call Iowa State University Extension & Outreach-Mills County at (712) 527-3316, Fremont County at (712) 374-2351, or Montgomery County at (712) 623-2592 or stop by any of these offices. Special accommodations may be requested upon registration.

WLL events are sponsored through a partnership of Fremont, Mills and Montgomery counties Farm Service Agency, Soil and Water Conservation District, Iowa State University Extension & Outreach, and Women, Land & Legacy of Southwest Iowa. Women, Land & Legacy is committed to offering learning opportunities for rural women in areas such as business, management, agriculture and family.

WLL programming is available to all without regard to age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or status as a U.S. veteran.

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