Local women ranchers had an opportunity to learn about industry trends and network with female counterparts in the industry.
The occasion was the fourth Celebrate Rural Ranching Women conference in Moose Jaw at the Shrine Club.
“We’ve had some others in Maple Creek,” said organizer Rachel Schroeder of Kindersley. “We started and we had good attendance there.”
The conference moved to Moose Jaw this year as “we wanted to spread it out and give some people in other areas of the province an opportunity to attend.”
A number of the 60 attending were from the Moose Jaw region while some drove several hours for the evening and day session.
Topics by presenters involved the industry: producing healthier calves, water and feed quality, industry programs, multiple grazing crops and two speakers dealing with mental health.
“It’s still agricultural information. We want to get that information to our producers and it gives women an opportunity to get away from the farm because often it’s the men who attend extension events.”
Next year, the conference returns to Maple Creek.
Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net
